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education program. All K-12 education programs shall demonstrate competency on the multiple assessment measures of chapters 24:53:04, 24:53:05, and 24:53:06 and require coursework sufficient to constitute an academic major and demonstrated competencies in the following areas of professional education: (1) Competency in the teaching of content area literacy and instructional methods in the content area specific to the discipline; (2) Knowledge of the developmental characteristics of the student with disabilities; (3) Knowledge of the developmental characteristics of the elementary, middle and secondary level learners; (4) Knowledge of curriculum development that uses the South Dakota K-12 content standards as provided in SDCL 13-3-48 and other established K-12 academic standards to design an instructional program that facilitates student achievement and promotes lifelong learning; and (5) Verification that the candidate has completed studies and field experiences in the following: (a) Design curriculum and instructional strategies for middle level learners; (b) Developmental characteristics of the elementary, middle, and secondary level learners; and (c) Concepts of middle level education or the middle level learner.
Source: 24 SDR 160, adopted May 28, 1998, effective September 1, 2000; 27 SDR 32, effective October 11, 2000; 33 SDR 73, effective November 2, 2006; transferred from § 24:16:08:30, 33 SDR 73, adopted October 13, 2006, effective July 1, 2008; 46 SDR 16, effective August 5, 2019.