43 R 340 .1795 T eache r s o f t he p r ep ri ma r y age i mpa ir ed ; EARLY CHILDH OOD SP ECIAL EDU CATIO N TEACHERS .; specia l requiremen ts .

 

Rule 95. (1) A fu lly a pp r ove d t e a ch e r of p r ep r imar y a ge s tu de nt s , in a dd it ion t o m ee t in g th e spe cific r eq u ir e m e nt s se t forth in R 340 .1782 , s ha ll p ossess eith e r of th e followin g: AN EARLY CHILDHOOD SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N TEACHE R FOR YOUN G CHILDR EN WITH DIS ABILITI ES OR DEVELOPMEN TAL DELAY, IN ADDITIO N TO MEE TING THE SPE CIFIC REQUI REMEN TS SET FORTH IN R 340 .1782 , SHALL POSS ESS EITHE R OF THE FOLLOWI NG:

(b)(A) The ear ly childh ood endorsement on th e teaching cert ificat e.

(B) A MAJ OR OR MINOR IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIO N OR CHILD GROWT H AND DEVELOPMEN T AS RECOMM EN DED BY AN APP ROVED UNI VERSIT Y.

(2) ONLY CANDID ATES MEE TING THE  REQUI REMEN TS UN DER SUBRUL E (1) (B) OF THIS RULE ARE REQUI RED TO BE APP ROVED BY THE DEP ARTM EN T.

 

 

(2)(3) Ce rt ifie d  s ta ff w h o ha ve bee n  a ss ign ed  t o a  p r ogram  for  p r ep r imar y a ge ch ild r e n p ur s uant t o R 340 .1738 t o R 340 .1744 , R 340 .1747 an d R 340 .1748 , R 340 .1756 , an d R 340 .1758 with in 3 ye ar s p r ior t o th e t im e th is ru le be cam e e ffe ct ive s ha ll ha ve fu ll a pp r ova l. AS OF THE EFFE CTI VE DATE OF THE SE RULES, A TEACHE R WHO HAS

RE CE IVE D FU LL APP ROVAL  AS A TE ACHE R OF P REP RIM ARY AGE IMP AIRE D STUD EN TS SHALL BE DEE MED TO  HAVE  FU LL  APP ROVAL  AS  AN  EARLY CHILD HOOD SPE CIAL EDUCATIO N TEACHE R, IF THE TEACHE R POSS ESS ES A VALID MIC H IGAN TEACH ING CE RTI F ICATE.

 

R 340 .1796  Teache rs  of the  STUDEN TS  WITH speech  and  language   i mpa ir ed IMP AIRMEN T; specia l re quiremen ts .

Rule  96.  (1)     A  teacher  of  th e  STUD EN TS  WITH  spee ch  an d  lan gua ge  im p a ir ed IMPAIRMEN T sha ll meet all of th e following requirement s:

(a)                An earn ed ma ster's degree in spee ch an d lan gua ge path ology.

(b)               A minimum of 60 semester OR EQUIVALEN T hours of academic credit in norma l aspects of human  commun icat ion,  development  th ereof,  an d  clinical  techn iques  for evaluat ion an d mana gement of spee ch an d lan gua ge disorders distr ibut ed as follows :

(i)                 A minimum of 12 semester OR EQUIVALEN T hour s in cour ses perta ining to norma l development of spee ch, lan gua ge, an d hear ing.

(ii)               A minimum of 30 semester OR EQUIVALEN T hour s in cour ses on commun icat ion disorders an d evaluat ion an d mana gement of spee ch, lan gua ge, an d hear ing disorders. Of th ese 30 semester OR EQUIVALEN T hour s, 24 hour s sha ll be  in  spee ch  an d  lan gua ge path ology an d 6 sha ll be in au diology. Not more than 6 of th e 30 semester OR EQUIVALEN T hour s ma y be earn ed for clinical pra cticum .

(iii)             A minimum of  30  semester  OR  EQUIVALEN T  hour s  that  ar e  acceptable  on  a gra duat e level, of which 21 hour s sha ll be with in th e group spe cified un der para gra ph (ii) of th is subdivisi on.

(c)                A minimum of 300 clock hour s of supervised pra ct icum expe rience with pe r s on s STUD EN TS who prese nt a  var iety  of  commun icat ion  disorders,  to  be  acquired  in conjun ct ion with academic tra ining, 150 hour s of which sha ll be obta ined on th e gra duat e level.

(2)               The stat e boar d of educat ion or it s des ignee sha ll approve  as  a  teacher  of  th e STUD EN TS WITH spee ch an d lan gua ge im p a ir ed IMPAIRMEN T a person WHO IS employed or approved as  a  teacher  of  th e  STUD EN TS  WITH  spee ch  an d  lan gua ge im p a ir ed IMPAIRMEN T before th e effective dat e of th ese ru les.