Subdivision 1. Purpose. The department must employ a dyslexia specialist to provide technical assistance for dyslexia and related disorders and to serve as the primary source of information and support for schools in addressing the needs of students with dyslexia and related disorders. The dyslexia specialist shall also act to increase professional awareness and instructional competencies to meet the educational needs of students with dyslexia or identified with risk characteristics associated with dyslexia and shall develop implementation guidance and make recommendations to the commissioner consistent with section 122A.06, subdivision 4, to be used to assist general education teachers and special education teachers to recognize educational needs and to improve literacy outcomes for students with dyslexia or identified with risk characteristics associated with dyslexia, including recommendations related to increasing the availability of online and asynchronous professional development programs and materials.
Subd. 2. Definition. For purposes of this section, a "dyslexia specialist" means a dyslexia therapist, licensed psychologist, licensed speech-language pathologist, or certified dyslexia training specialist who has a minimum of three years of field experience in screening, identifying, and treating dyslexia and related disorders.
Subd. 3. Requirements. A dyslexia specialist shall be highly trained in dyslexia and related disorders and in using interventions and treatments that are evidence-based, multisensory, direct, explicit, structured, and sequential in the areas of phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension.
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Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 120 - 129C — Education Code: Prekindergarten - Grade 12
Chapter 120B — Curriculum And Assessment
Section 120B.01 — Definitions.
Section 120B.018 — Definitions.
Section 120B.02 — Educational Expectations And Graduation Requirements For Minnesota's Students.
Section 120B.021 — Required Academic Standards.
Section 120B.022 — Elective Standards.
Section 120B.023 — Benchmarks.
Section 120B.026 — Physical Education; Exclusion From Class; Recess.
Section 120B.07 — Early Graduation.
Section 120B.10 — Findings; Improving Instruction And Curriculum.
Section 120B.115 — Regional Centers Of Excellence.
Section 120B.12 — Reading Proficiently No Later Than The End Of Grade 3.
Section 120B.122 — Dyslexia Specialist.
Section 120B.126 — Construction And Skilled Trades Counseling.
Section 120B.13 — Advanced Placement And International Baccalaureate Programs.
Section 120B.131 — College-level Examination Program (clep).
Section 120B.14 — Advanced Academic Credit.
Section 120B.15 — Gifted And Talented Students Programs.
Section 120B.16 — Secondary Credit For Students.
Section 120B.18 — American Sign Language.
Section 120B.20 — Parental Curriculum Review.
Section 120B.21 — Mental Health Education.
Section 120B.22 — Violence Prevention Education.
Section 120B.23 — Violence Prevention Education Grants.
Section 120B.232 — Character Development Education.
Section 120B.234 — Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Education.
Section 120B.235 — American Heritage Education.
Section 120B.236 — Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation And Automatic External Defibrillator Instruction.
Section 120B.238 — Vaping Awareness And Prevention.
Section 120B.30 — Statewide Testing And Reporting System.
Section 120B.301 — Limits On Local Testing.
Section 120B.304 — School District Assessment Committee.
Section 120B.31 — System Accountability And Statistical Adjustments.
Section 120B.35 — Student Academic Achievement And Growth.
Section 120B.36 — School Accountability.
Section 120B.363 — Credential For Education Paraprofessionals.