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6-41-607. Dyslexia specialist.
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6-41-607. Dyslexia specialist.
(a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall employ at least one (1) dyslexia specialist with a minimum of three (3) years of field experience in screening, identifying, and treating dyslexia and related disorders to provide technical assistance for dyslexia and related disorders to school districts across the state.
(b) The dyslexia specialist shall:
(1) Be highly trained in dyslexia and related disorders, including best-practice interventions and treatment models for dyslexia;
(2) Be responsible for the accountability of screening results and the implementation of professional awareness required under § 6-41-608; and
(3) Serve as the primary source of information and support for school districts addressing the needs of students with dyslexia and related disorders.
(c) The division shall ensure that at least one (1) staff member at each education service cooperative is trained as a dyslexia specialist to provide necessary information and support to school districts.
(d) No later than the 2015-2016 academic year, a school district shall have individuals to serve as dyslexia interventionists.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-41-607
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6-41-607. Dyslexia specialist.
(a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall employ at least one (1) dyslexia specialist with a minimum of three (3) years of field experience in screening, identifying, and treating dyslexia and related disorders to provide technical assistance for dyslexia and related disorders to school districts across the state.
(b) The dyslexia specialist shall:
(1) Be highly trained in dyslexia and related disorders, including best-practice interventions and treatment models for dyslexia;
(2) Be responsible for the accountability of screening results and the implementation of professional awareness required under § 6-41-608; and
(3) Serve as the primary source of information and support for school districts addressing the needs of students with dyslexia and related disorders.
(c) The division shall ensure that at least one (1) staff member at each education service cooperative is trained as a dyslexia specialist to provide necessary information and support to school districts.
(d) No later than the 2015-2016 academic year, a school district shall have individuals to serve as dyslexia interventionists.
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Arkansas Code — all titles (historical 2020) · legal_authorities
6-41-608. Dyslexia professional awareness.
(a) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall ensure that each teacher receives professional awareness on:
(1) The characteristics of dyslexia; and
(2) The evidence-based interventions and accommodations for dyslexia.
(b) Professional awareness may be provided:
(1) Online;
(2) At an education service cooperative; or
(3) At another venue approved by the division.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 6-41-608
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 6-41-608. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.