Section R. 340.1799c - Teachers of students who are deaf or hard of hearing; special requirementsRule 99c.
(1) The teacher education program for teachers of students who are deaf or hard of hearing must include a minimum of 30 semester or equivalent hours. The teacher education program for teachers of students who are deaf or hard of hearing must meet the council on education of the deaf standards or must, at a minimum, include 30 semester or equivalent hours relating to all of the following areas: (a) Language and linguistics.(b) Audiology and speech science.(2) Students shall complete a program that is designed to develop all of the following competencies: (a) Knowledge of linguistics, theories of language development, and the various special methods used to assess and develop language competence.(b) Ability to utilize an individual diagnostic profile of the student's expressive and receptive language skills.(c) Ability to integrate language development with the teaching of English, mathematics, social studies, science, and other academics.(d) Ability to use various and combined modes, manual and oral, in both expressive and receptive communication with students who are deaf or hard of hearing.(e) Knowledge of the anatomy, physiology, and pathology of the organs of speech and hearing.(f) Knowledge of audiological assessment information and its application to the individualized education program of a student who is deaf or hard of hearing.(g) Knowledge of personal and group amplification systems, including their basic maintenance.(h) Ability to incorporate and teach appropriate procedure to maximize the use of speech, speech reading, and auditory skills.(i) Ability to use systematic observational techniques for establishing baseline data, evaluating problem areas, and documenting and assessing progress.(j) Knowledge of the psychological and sociological impact of severe/profound hearing loss, including information about the community/culture of adult persons who are deaf or hard of hearing.(k) Ability to identify and use local, state, and national resources in support of students who are deaf or hard of hearing, their parents, and their educational program.(l) Ability to orient parents, general education school staff, and administrators to the unique needs and learning styles of students who are deaf or hard of hearing.(m) Ability to assess communication, academic, and social/emotional development of students who are deaf or hard of hearing.(n) Ability to relate diagnostic information in functional terms to parents and support service specialists.(o) Ability to design and implement an educational program appropriate to the individual student's communication, academic, prevocational, and social needs.(p) Ability to modify and adapt procedures for teaching reading, math, and other academic subjects to students who are deaf or hard of hearing.(3) Before assignment to directed student teaching, each student teacher shall spend a minimum of 60 clock hours in programs with students who are deaf or hard of hearing utilizing various communication modes, both manual and oral.(4) The council on education of the deaf standards, as cited in subrule (1) of this rule, are adopted by reference in these rules and are available from the Council on Education of the Deaf, Gallaudet University, 800 Florida Avenue, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002-3695, and also from the Michigan Department of Education, Office of Special Education, 608 W. Allegan St., P.O. Box 30008, Lansing, MI, 48909, at no cost for reproduction.Mich. Admin. Code R. 340.1799c
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