{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-20-2-208.1","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 20-2-208.1","heading":"Inclusion of identification of and interventions for dyslexia and other disorders in standards for teacher preparation programs for elementary and secondary education instruction.","body":"The Professional Standards Commission shall include in its standards for teacher preparation programs for elementary and secondary education instruction on:\n(1) The definition and characteristics of dyslexia and other disorders;\n(2) Evidence based interventions and accommodations for students with characteristics of dyslexia and other disorders; and\n(3) Core elements of a response-to-intervention framework addressing reading, writing, mathematics, and behavior, including:\n(A) Universal screening;\n(B) Scientific, research based interventions;\n(C) Progress monitoring of the effectiveness of interventions on student performance;\n(D) Data based decision-making procedures related to:\n(i) Determining intervention effectiveness on student performance; and\n(ii) Determining the need to continue, alter, or discontinue interventions or conduct further evaluation of student needs; and\n(E) Application and implementation of response-to-intervention and dyslexia instructional practices in the classroom setting.","path":["TITLE 20 Education","CHAPTER 2 Elementary and Secondary Education","Article 6 Quality Basic Education","PART 6 Employment","Subpart 1 Certificated Professional Personnel"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.20.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"ead19c67b5253e12aa0c1c084aec777c9b48b324a19488229dd511bea87dd969","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-20-2-208","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-20-2-209"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}