Section 44254 Of Article 4. Credential Types From California Education Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 25. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 4.
44254
. (a) The commission shall establish standards for a
restricted reading certificate to enable holders of a teaching
credential to provide the early and continuing development of reading
and language arts skills and the earliest possible correction of a
pupil's reading difficulties.
(b) The standards and qualifications for the restricted reading
certificate shall include, but not be limited to, demonstrated
knowledge of the following:
(1) Current and confirmed research in the teaching of basic
reading skills, including research in ongoing, diagnostic techniques
that inform teaching and assessment.
(2) Techniques for teaching basic reading skills that include
direct instruction in phonemic awareness, direct systematic, explicit
phonics, and comprehension skills.
(3) Early intervention techniques.
(c) A candidate for a restricted reading certificate shall
receive, within a clinical setting, guided practice in all of the
skills described in subdivision (b).
(d) The commission may issue a restricted reading certificate to a
holder of a teaching credential who meets the commission's
standards.
(e) For purposes of this section, "direct systematic, explicit
phonics" means spelling patterns, the direct instruction of sound and
symbol relationships, and practice in reading connected, decodable
text.