"Reading specialist trained in dyslexia" means a professional who:
(1) has expertise in and either has or is working toward an endorsement or certification, as determined by the department, in providing training for:
- (A) phonological and phonemic awareness;
- (B) sound and symbol relationships;
- (C) alphabet knowledge;
- (D) decoding skills;
- (E) rapid naming skills; and
- (F) encoding skills;
- (2) is fluent in the response to intervention process; and
- (3) has been trained in the identification of and intervention for dyslexia.
As added by P.L.95-2018, SEC.2.