Virginia Administrative Code
Title 8 - EDUCATION
Agency 20 - STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Chapter 23 - LICENSURE REGULATIONS FOR SCHOOL PERSONNEL
Part VI - Licensure Regulations Governing Support Personnel
Section 8VAC20-23-660 - Reading specialist
Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 16, March 25, 2024
Endorsement requirements. The candidate shall have:
1. Graduated from a state-approved graduate-level reading specialist preparation program - master's degree from a regionally accredited college or university required - that includes course experiences of at least 30 semester hours of graduate coursework in the competencies for the endorsement, as well as a practicum experience in the diagnosis and remediation of reading difficulties;
2. Satisfied the requirements for the reading specialist assessment specified by the Virginia Board of Education; and
3. At least three years of successful classroom teaching experience in which the teaching of reading was an important responsibility.
Statutory Authority: §§ 22.1-298.1 and 22.1-299 of the Code of Virginia.