Section 340.1799c. Teachers of students with hearing impairment; special requirements.

c. (1) The teacher education program for teachers of students with hearing impairment shall include a minimum of 30 semester or equivalent hours. The teacher education   program  for  teachers  of  students  with  hearing  impairment  shall   meet  the council on education of the deaf standards or shall, at a minimum, include 30 semester or equivalent hours relating to all of the following areas:

(a)   Language and linguistics.

(b)   Audiology and speech science.

(c)   Psychology.

(d)  Education.

(2)   Students shall complete a program that is designed to develop all of the following competencies:

(a)   Knowledge of linguistics, theories of language development, and the various special methods used to assess and develop language competence.

(b)    Ability to utilize an individual diagnostic profile of the student's expressive and receptive language skills.

(c)       Ability   to   integrate   language    development   with   the    teaching   of    English, mathematics, social studies, science, and other academics.

(d)  Ability to use various and combined modes, manual and oral, in both expressive and receptive communication with students with hearing impairment.

(e)   Knowledge of the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the organs of speech and hearing.

(f)     Knowledge  of  audiological   assessment  information  and   its  application   to  the individualized education program of a student with hearing impairment.

(g)     Knowledge  of  personal   and  group  amplification  systems,  including  their   basic maintenance.

(h)     Ability to incorporate and teach appropriate procedure to maximize the use of speech, speech reading, and auditory skills.

(i)    Ability to use systematic observational techniques for establishing baseline data, evaluating problem areas, and for documenting and assessing progress.

(j)   Knowledge of the psychological and sociological impact of severe/profound hearing impairment, including information about the community/culture of adult persons who are deaf.

(k)   Ability to identify and use local, state, and national resources in support of students with hearing impairment, their parents, and their educational program.

(l)    Ability to orient parents, general education school staff, and administrators to the unique needs and learning styles of students with hearing impairment.

(m)    Ability to assess communication, academic, and social/emotional development of students with hearing impairment.

(n)    Ability to relate diagnostic information in functional terms to parents and support service specialists.

(o)      Ability to design and implement an educational program appropriate to the individual student's communication, academic, prevocational, and social needs.

(p)     Ability to modify and adapt procedures for teaching reading, math, and other academic subjects to students with hearing impairment.

(3)   Before assignment to directed student teaching, each student shall spend a minimum of 60 clock hours in programs utilizing various communication modes, both manual and oral.

(4)    The council on the education of the deaf standards, as cited in subrule (1) of this rule, are adopted by reference in these rules and are available from the Council on Education of the Deaf, Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Avenue, N.E., Washington,

D.C.        20002-3695, and also from the Michigan Department of Education, Office of Special Education, P.O. Box 30008, Lansing, MI, 48909, at no cost for reproduction.

History: 1987 AACS; 2002 AACS; 2013 AACS.