November 11, 2016
At the TSPC meeting on November 4, 2016, the Commission amended dyslexia instruction standards and reporting requirements for OAR 584-420-0016. The full text of the amendment can be found here. This change affects the Dyslexia Instruction: Program Standards in the following manner:
- Replaces the explicit list of program components with “the necessary program components” for purposes of reporting. By eliminating the “check-list” type of reporting requirements, the agency will enable the EPPs to provide a more in-depth, narrative, description of how they are incorporating dyslexia instruction standards into their programs;
- Replaces the name “report” with “plan” and changes the submission date for the compliance plans from December 15, 2016 to December 31, 2016 to align exactly with the statutory deadline;
- Focus the standards specifically on elements of dyslexia instruction, eliminating references to general literacy standards;
- Add the phrase “may predict or are associated with dyslexia” to standards in order to include students who demonstrate predictive dyslexia characteristics;
- Add a specific standard related to applying dyslexia instruction knowledge to pedagogy practice; and
- Add language that the standards for dyslexia instruction shall apply to all students the candidate is being prepared to teach, including English Language Learner (ELL) students.
The Commission also amended the following rules that affect those seeking licensure:
- Amended: 584-210-0160 License for Conditional Assignment – this amendment removes provisions related to highly qualified.
- Amended: 584-220-0110 Integrated Science – this amendment replaces missing phrases related to alternative courses in lieu of testing.