1650.1 In addition to the general and professional education requirements, for certification in bilingual special education, the following shall be required:

(a) Historical, philosophical, educational, and sociological basis of the education of language minority students; understanding of linguistics; formal and informal assessments; and differential earning styles of the language minority student (a minimum of eighteen (18) semester hours) including the following:

(1) Foundations of Bilingual Special Education;

(2) Bilingualism;

(3) Literacy in Second Language Learning;

(4) Principles of Cross-cultural Communication; and

(5) Curriculum and Instruction in Bilingual Special Education;

(b) Common core content in special education (a minimum of twelve (12) semester hours) including the following:

(1) Psychoeducational assessment of exceptional individuals;

(2) Socio-cultural and vocational aspects of disabilities;

(3) Modifications/adaptations of curriculum and instruction of the exceptional individual;

(4) Language development of children with disabilities;

(5) Current trends and legal issues in special education; and

(6) Psychology of exceptional children;

(c) Competency in the English language as determined by the Language Minority Affairs Branch; and

(d) Competency in the language of specialty other than English as determined by an assessment administered in the language by the Language Minority Affairs Branch.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 28 DCR 3201 (July 17, 1981); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 33 DCR 6542 (October 24, 1986); and by Final Rulemaking published at 40 DCR 6893, 6931-32 (October 1, 1993).