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 126-135-3 - Responsibility
Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
3.1. Developmental reading at the early and/or middle levels shall be delivered by the regular classroom teacher who holds an endorsement to teach early childhood, elementary education, multisubjects, English, Language Arts, or English/Language Arts as long as the teacher is assigned within the grade levels appearing on the certificate. The adoption of developmental reading objectives for grades 7-8 by the West Virginia Board of Education creates an immediate need for an authorization for these grades since no training program for developmental reading, grades 7-8, has existed since 1974.
3.2. A reading specialist works with those students who are classified as remedial status, grades K-12, and delivers reading electives grades K-12, including developmental reading at the adolescent level. The reading specialist works with pupils, teachers, and administrators to improve and coordinate the total reading program of the school and/or county.
3.3. Professional personnel providing remedial reading must hold the remedial reading authorization or the reading specialist endorsement.
3.4. Reading in the content area will continue to be taught by content area teachers with no new certification requirements.
