West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 126 - Education
Title 126 - PROCEDURAL RULE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Series 126-135 - Licensure For The Teaching Of Reading (5201)
Section 126-135-2 - Definitions

2.1. Developmental reading instruction is a total school program conducted within the framework of the regular classroom, grades K-8, and is characterized by the continuous, sequential, and systematic development of basic reading skills. Developmental instruction is the responsibility of every teacher, includes all students, and is provided for in the regular curriculum. Such instruction also includes corrective, adaptive, and accelerated reading.

2.2. Remedial reading is intensive, diagnostically defined reading instruction conducted individually or in small groups for students who are reading below their assigned grade level or expected capacity. Eligibility requirements may be based on the results of norm-referenced reading achievement tests and/or diagnostic tests, informal reading inventories, other assessment instruments, and teacher observation. The delivery system for remedial reading services is a local decision with the understanding that the intent of remedial reading is to enable the student to read at or above grade level/expected capacity.