PI 34.050(2)(a)4. 4. Speech for pupils who are deaf or hard of hearing.

PI 34.050(2)(a)5. 5. Speech reading and auditory training for pupils who are deaf or hard of hearing.

PI 34.050(2)(a)6. 6. Manual communication.

PI 34.050(2)(b) (b) The applicant completed student teaching with pupils who are deaf or hard of hearing.

PI 34.050 History History: CR 17-093: cr. Register July 2018 No. 751 eff. 7-1-18; correction in (2) (intro.) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register May 2018 No. 751.

PI 34.051 PI 34.051 Blind and visual impairment.

PI 34.051(1) (1) Authorization. A license issued under this section authorizes an individual to teach pupils who are blind and visually impaired in any grade.

PI 34.051(2) (2) Eligibility. The state superintendent may issue a blind and visual impairment license under this section to an applicant who completes an approved program which included all of the following:

PI 34.051(2)(a) (a) Philosophical, historical, and legal foundations of special education and the area of blind and visual impairment.

PI 34.051(2)(b) (b) Characteristics of pupils who are blind and visually impaired, including the structure and functions of the eye.

PI 34.051(2)(c) (c) Assessment, diagnosis, and evaluation of pupils who are blind and visually impaired.

PI 34.051(2)(d) (d) Instructional content for pupils who are blind and visually impaired.

PI 34.051(2)(e) (e) Instructional strategies to plan effective learning environments for pupils who are blind and visually impaired.

PI 34.051(2)(f) (f) Student teaching of pupils who are blind and visually impaired.

PI 34.051(2)(g) (g) Successful completion of the national literary Braille competency test.

PI 34.051(2)(h) (h) Coursework in methods of teaching Braille.

PI 34.051(2)(i) (i) Experience in teaching Braille to pupils which is based on documentary evidence approved by the state superintendent. The experience may include a practicum or student teaching.

PI 34.051(2)(j) (j) The applicant successfully met the assessments requirements under s. PI 34.021 (1) (c) and (d).

PI 34.051 History History: CR 17-093: cr. Register July 2018 No. 751 eff. 7-1-18; correction in (2) (j) made under s. 13.92 (4) (b) 7., Stats., Register May 2018 No. 751.

PI 34.052 PI 34.052 Additional license areas.

PI 34.052(1) (1) Applicability. An individual holding a tier II, III, or IV license may add additional license areas to the license by meeting the requirements of this section. The grade levels of the licenses added under sub. (4) or (5) shall be the same as the individual’s existing teacher license.

PI 34.052(2) (2) Early childhood. An individual holding an elementary and middle school license under s. PI 34.045, a special education license under s. PI 34.049, or an equivalent license may add the early childhood education license area under s. PI 34.044 by meeting all of the following requirements:

PI 34.052(2)(a) (a) Have at least 4 semesters of classroom teaching experience in prekindergarten through grade 3. The teaching experience may include teaching in a Head Start program.

PI 34.052(2)(b) (b) Have a passing score on a content knowledge test approved by the state superintendent.

PI 34.052(2)(c) (c) Have a passing score on the test required under s. 118.19 (14), Stats.

PI 34.052(3) (3) Mathematics or English language arts. An individual holding an elementary and middle school license under s. PI 34.045, a special education license under s. PI 34.049, or an equivalent license may add the middle and high school license area under s. PI 34.046 in math or English language arts by meeting all of the following requirements:

PI 34.052(3)(a) (a) Having at least 4 semesters of relevant experience teaching mathematics or English language arts in a regular education classroom in grades 7 or 8.

PI 34.052(3)(b) (b) Passing the applicable content knowledge test approved by the state superintendent.

PI 34.052(4) (4) Additional middle and high school subject areas. An individual holding a middle and high school license under s. PI 34.046, a special education license under s. PI 34.049, a kindergarten through grade 12 license under ss. PI 34.047 to (L) or (n) to (p), or an equivalent license, may add one or more of the following additional middle and high school subject areas by passing the applicable content knowledge test approved by the state superintendent: