Section 63.12. Teachers

(a) To teach corrective, remedial or developmental reading in a reading center, a teacher shall be a graduate of an approved 4-year college or university with a Pennsylvania professional reading specialist certificate.

(b) To teach developmental reading and also provide instruction using a given prescription by a reading specialist as is needed for the remediation of mild reading deficiencies, a teacher shall be a graduate of an approved 4-year college or university with a Pennsylvania professional or private academic school certificate in elementary education, English, communication or special education.

(c) To qualify to remediate students in a psycho-educational center, a teacher shall be a graduate of an approved college or university and hold a Pennsylvania teaching certificate in the subjects or grade level in which the remediation will be rendered. See § § 53.21, 55.11, 57.11 and 59.11 (relating to teachers).

The provisions of this § 63.12 adopted June 11, 1968, effective June 26, 1969; amended October 22, 1976, effective October 23, 1976, 6 Pa.B. 2665; amended August 19, 1988, effective August 20, 1988, 18 Pa.B. 3693. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (123962).

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The provisions of this § 63.12 amended under the Private Academic Schools Act (24 P. S. § § 6701—6721).