South Dakota § 13-33B-6 Tools to assess language and literacy development of deaf and hard-of-hearing children.

South Dakota Statutes

§ 13-33B-6 — Tools to assess language and literacy development of deaf and hard-of-hearing children.

South Dakota § 13-33B-6

Title 13EDUCATION

Ch. 13-31PROGRAMS FOR DEAF AND HARD-OF-HEARING CHILDREN

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S.D. Codified Laws § 13-33B-6 (2026).

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The advisory committee established pursuant to § 13-33B-9 shall recommend tools or assessments to assess the language and literacy development of deaf and hard-of-hearing children. The tools or assessments shall be:

(1)In a format that shows the stages of language development;

(2)Selected for use by educators to track the development of deaf and hard-of-hearing children's expressive and receptive language acquisition and developmental stages toward English literacy;

(3)Selected from existing tools or assessments used to assess the development of all children from birth to five years of age; and (4) Appropriate, in both content and administration, for use with deaf and hard-of-hearing children. The tools or assessments may be used by the child's IFSP or IEP team to track the

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The advisory committee established pursuant to § 13-33B-9 shall recommend tools or assessments to assess the language and literacy development of deaf and hard-of-hearing children. The tools or assessments shall be: (1) In a format that shows the stages of language development; (2) Selected for use by educators to track the development of deaf and hard-of-hearing children's expressive and receptive language acquisition and developmental stages toward English literacy; (3) Selected from existing tools or assessments used to assess the development of all children from birth to five years of age; and (4) Appropriate, in both content and administration, for use with deaf and hard-of-hearing children. The tools or assessments may be used by the child's IFSP or IEP team to track the deaf or hard-of-hearing child's progress and to establish or modify IFSP or IEP.