{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-67.2-4","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 16-67.2-4","heading":"Dyslexia and related disorder education in teacher preparation programs.","body":"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:\n(1) Dyslexia professional awareness of the characteristics of dyslexia and related disorders;\n(2) Evidence-based interventions and accommodations for dyslexia and related disorders; and\n(3) Completion of a classroom educator program providing instruction in the use of specific dyslexia- and related disorder-targeted methods of teaching.","path":["Title 16 Education","Chapter 67.2 Education of Children with Dyslexia and Related Disorders"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE16/16-67.2/16-67.2-4.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:55Z","sha256":"850312caca54c651b815493ef3abd06652a682396952b1c74fcf49846b60b4f5","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-67.2-3","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-16-67.2-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}