Developing Accountability in Preparation Programs for Teachers of Elementary Children: The Massachusetts Model

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B. Ensure that all required reading courses in teacher preparation programs consistently stress research-based knowledge for reading instruction.

Since program approval tends to take place no oftener than once every five or six years, a state department of education may require all approved programs in a state to use a state-prepared evaluation form for student teaching containing criteria addressing research-based reading instructional knowledge and to submit these forms when recommending candidates for licensure each semester.