Nevada § 388.519 - Adoption of regulations prescribing criteria for use by school employees and providers of services to evaluate development of language and literacy skills; distribution of summary of criteria; training concerning use of criteria

§ 388.519. Adoption of regulations prescribing criteria for use by school employees and providers of services to evaluate development of language and literacy skills; distribution of summary of criteria; training concerning use of criteria

1. The State Board shall, after considering the recommendations made by the Advisory

Committee on Language Development for Children Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Blind

or Visually Impaired pursuant to NRS 388.518 , prescribe by regulation criteria for use by school employees and providers of services

to assess 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: (a) Be based on criteria and assessments developed by persons and entities with expertise

in the development of language and literacy skills by children, including, without

limitation, children without a disability, who are less than 6 years of age; and (b) Be organized according to stages of development of language and literacy skills. 2. The Department shall: (a) Distribute to school districts, charter schools, the Aging and Disability Services

Division of the Department of Health and Human Services and other entities that provide

educational services to 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, a summary of the criteria prescribed pursuant to subsection

1; and (b) Provide to employees of the entities described in paragraph (a) training concerning

the use of the criteria to assist 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, in developing the language and literacy skills

necessary for kindergarten. Such training must include, without limitation, training concerning children who

communicate using spoken English and children who communicate using American Sign

Language.