R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-67.2-4: Dyslexia and related disorder education in teacher preparation programs.

No later than the 2021-2022 school year, the department of elementary and secondary education (the “department”) shall collaborate with the board of education to require that all department-approved undergraduate educator preparation programs for licensure as a teacher of elementary education and as a reading specialist/consultant include instruction in:

(1) Dyslexia professional awareness of the characteristics of dyslexia and related disorders;

(2) Evidence-based interventions and accommodations for dyslexia and related disorders; and

(3) Completion of a classroom educator program providing instruction in the use of specific dyslexia- and related disorder-targeted methods of teaching.