Nevada Administrative Code
Chapter 388 - System of Public Instruction
INSTRUCTION IN SUBJECT AREA OF READING IN KINDERGARTEN AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS
Section 388.662 - Required training or professional development for learning strategist

1. The standards of content and performance for English language arts for all grades at an elementary school;

2. The current Nevada State Literacy Plan, in the form most recently published by the Department, which may be obtained free of charge on the Internet website maintained by the Department, and the plan prepared by the board of trustees of the school district or the governing body of the charter school where the literacy specialist is employed to improve the literacy of pupils as required by NRS 388.157;

3. Evidence-based instructional resources and methods for instruction and intervention in literacy, including, without limitation, the instruction and intervention required by NRS 392.750 to 392.770, inclusive;

4. Methods for screening for and intervention concerning dyslexia and other reading disabilities, including, without limitation, the screening and intervention described in NRS 388.439, 388.441 and 388.443, the minimum standards prescribed by the State Board for the special education of pupils with dyslexia pursuant to NRS 388.419 and the Dyslexia Resource Guide published by the Department pursuant to NRS 388.447;

5. Using the assessments approved by the State Board in NAC 388.660;

6. Methods for using diagnostic and progress-monitoring assessments;

7. Guiding teachers in data analysis and data-based decision-making strategies to inform instruction;

8. National standards for coaching teachers in literacy instruction, including, without limitation, methods for effectively delivering and receiving feedback; and

9. Evidence-based instructional resources and methods for instruction and intervention in literacy for pupils who are English learners.