New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 6 - PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Chapter 64 - SCHOOL PERSONNEL - COMPETENCIES FOR LICENSURE
Part 3 - COMPETENCIES FOR ENTRY-LEVEL READING TEACHERS
Section 6.64.3.8 - REQUIREMENTS
Universal Citation: 6 NM Admin Code 6.64.3.8
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. Beginning teachers seeking an endorsement in reading to an initial level 1 New Mexico teaching license shall complete 24 to 36 hours in the teaching of reading and pass a content area test in the teaching of reading.
B. Teachers seeking to add an endorsement in the teaching of reading to an existing New Mexico teaching license of any level shall meet one of the following requirements:
(1) pass the content knowledge test(s) of the
New Mexico teacher assessments as provided in
6.60.5.8 NMAC, or
predecessor New Mexico teacher licensure examination or accepted comparable
licensure test(s) from another state in reading; or
(2) successfully complete an undergraduate
academic major comprising 24 to 36 semester hours, or coursework equivalent to
an undergraduate major or a graduate degree in the teaching of reading;
or
(3) obtain certification in
reading for the appropriate grade level of New Mexico licensure from the
national board for professional teaching standards; or
(4) successfully complete a minimum of 80
hours of professional development and submit a statement of impact that
includes the instructional changes the teacher made based on the teacher's
learning within the professional development. The professional development
shall include 40 hours of documented live sessions - virtually or in person -
with a certified facilitator and a minimum of 40 hours of online coursework,
which shall include assessments of knowledge and understanding, for which a
score of at least eighty percent is required. The professional development
shall be provided by an organization accredited by the international dyslexia
association, and which aligns with the science of reading and a structured
literacy approach that:
(a) promotes
explicit, systematic, and cumulative instruction as the primary
approach;
(b) promotes an
understanding of how language, reading, and writing relate to one
another;
(c) promotes strategies
for differentiated instruction for students with reading difficulties and
disabilities and English language learners;
(d) focuses on all five components of
literacy instruction - phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and
comprehension; and
(e) allows
participants to implement the strategies into a classroom environment with the
opportunity for feedback throughout the professional development
experience.
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