Tex.
Occ. Code Section 403.106
Requirements for Training Programs
(a)
For purposes of determining whether an applicant satisfies the training requirements for a license under this chapter, a multisensory structured language education training program completed by the applicant must:(1)
be accredited by a nationally recognized accrediting organization;(2)
have in writing defined goals and objectives, areas of authority, and policies and procedures;(3)
have the appropriate financial and management resources to operate the training program, including a knowledgeable administrator and standard accounting and reporting procedures;(4)
have a physical site, equipment, materials, supplies, and environment suitable for the training program;(5)
have a sufficient number of instructional personnel who have completed the requirements for certification in multisensory structured language education;(6)
have been reviewed by multisensory structured language education professionals who are not affiliated with the training program;(7)
have developed and followed procedures to maintain and improve the quality of training provided by the program;(8)
have provided direct instruction in the principles and in each element of multisensory structured language education for a minimum of:(A)
200 contact hours of course work for training program participants who seek a licensed dyslexia therapist license; and(B)
45 contact hours of course work for training program participants who seek a licensed dyslexia practitioner license;(9)
have required training program participants to complete a program of supervised clinical experience in which the participants provided multisensory structured language education to students or adults, either individually or in small groups for a minimum of:(A)
700 hours for training program participants who seek a licensed dyslexia therapist license; and(B)
60 hours for training program participants who seek a licensed dyslexia practitioner license;(10)
have required training program participants to demonstrate the application of multisensory structured language education principles of instruction by completing demonstration lessons observed by an instructor and followed by a conference with and a written report by the instructor; and(11)
have provided instruction based on the Texas Education Agency publication “The Dyslexia Handbook: Procedures Concerning Dyslexia and Related Disorders (2007),” or a revised version of that publication approved by the department.(b)
A training program must require a training program participant who seeks a licensed dyslexia practitioner license to have completed at least five demonstration lessons described by Subsection (a)(10) and a participant who seeks a licensed dyslexia therapist license to have completed at least 10 demonstration lessons.(c)
The department shall determine whether a training program meets the requirements of this section.
Source:
Section 403.106 — Requirements for Training Programs, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.403.htm#403.106 (accessed May 18, 2024).
