Sec. 403.105. ELIGIBILITY FOR LICENSED DYSLEXIA THERAPIST LICENSE. (a) To be eligible for a licensed dyslexia therapist license, an applicant must have:
(1) earned at least a master's degree from an accredited public or private institution of higher education;
(2) successfully completed at least 200 hours of course work in multisensory structured language education from a training program that meets the requirements of Section 403.106;
(3) completed at least 700 hours of supervised clinical experience in multisensory structured language education;
(4) completed at least 10 demonstration lessons of the practice of multisensory structured language education, each observed by an instructor from a training program that meets the requirements of Section 403.106 and followed by a conference with and a written report by the instructor; and
(5) successfully completed a national multisensory structured language education competency examination approved by the department and administered by a national certifying professional organization.
(b) Clinical experience required under Subsection (a)(3) must be obtained under:
(1) the supervision of a qualified instructor or an instructor from an accredited training program that meets the requirements of Section 403.106; and
(2) guidelines approved by the department.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1255 (H.B. 461), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle G - Professions Related to Hearing, Speech, and Dyslexia
Chapter 403 - Licensed Dyslexia Practitioners and Licensed Dyslexia Therapists
Subchapter C. License Requirements
Section 403.101. License Required
Section 403.102. Issuance of License
Section 403.1025. Term of License
Section 403.103. License Application
Section 403.104. Eligibility for Licensed Dyslexia Practitioner License
Section 403.105. Eligibility for Licensed Dyslexia Therapist License
Section 403.106. Requirements for Training Programs