Regulation .04 Screening Instrument and Delivery.
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A.
Upon registration of a student or identification of a student at risk for reading difficulties, the local school system shall provide to the parent or guardian of the student the following:
(1)
A written description of the screening and supplemental instruction process in the local school system; and
(2)
Any checklists or screening instrument-specific forms required to support the screening protocol and supplemental instruction process.
B.
The Department will provide a list of approved screening instruments for the local school systems.
C.
The approved screening instruments shall:
(1)
Accurately and reliably identify students at risk for poor learning outcomes;
(2)
Be developmentally appropriate;
(3)
Be economical to administer based on time and cost; and
(4)
Use norm-referenced or criterion-based scores.
D.
The screening required under this regulation shall be conducted by any of the following trained school personnel:
(1)
Classroom teacher;
(2)
School psychologist;
(3)
Reading specialist;
(4)
Special education teacher;
(5)
Speech-language pathologist;
(6)
Reading interventionist; or
(7)
Any other educator trained to use appropriate screening instruments.
E.
The appropriate grade-level screening instrument shall measure, at minimum:
(1)
Phonological and phonemic awareness;
(2)
Sound-symbol recognition;
(3)
Decoding;
(4)
Fluency; and
(5)
Rapid automatic naming.