Nevada § 388.518 - Advisory Committee on Language Development for Children Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind or Visually Impaired: Duties
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§ 388.518. Advisory Committee on Language Development for Children Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind or Visually Impaired: Duties
The Advisory Committee on Language Development for Children Who Are Deaf, Hard of
Hearing, Blind or Visually Impaired shall: 1. Recommend to the State Board criteria for use by parents or guardians to evaluate
the development of language and literacy skills by children who are less than 6 years
of age and are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired, including, without
limitation, children who are both deaf and blind. The criteria must be: (a) Appropriate for use to evaluate the development of language and literacy skills
by children who: (1) Communicate using primarily spoken or written English, with or without the use
of visual supplements, or American Sign Language; or (2) Read using braille; (b) Described in terms used to describe the typical development of children, including,
without limitation, children who do not have a disability, and according to the age
of the child; (c) Aligned with the standards adopted pursuant to NRS 389.520 for English language arts and any standards adopted pursuant to that section for
early childhood education; and (d) Aligned with the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1400 et seq., and any other federal law applicable to the assessment of the development of children
with disabilities. 2. Make recommendations to the State Board and, where appropriate, the Aging and Disability
Services Division of the Department of Health and Human Services concerning: (a) The development of criteria pursuant to NRS 388.519 ; (b) The examination of children with disabilities pursuant to NRS 388.433 ; and (c) Ways to improve the assessment of language and literacy skills by children who
are deaf, hard of hearing, blind or visually impaired, including, without limitation,
children who are both deaf and blind.
Source: official Nevada text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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