Reading Specialist Certificate
Certificate Level: Graduate
Admissions Requirements: Bachelor's degree
Certificate Type: Post-Baccalaureate
Number of Credits to Completion: 31.0
Instructional Delivery: Campus
Calendar Type: Quarter
Expected Time to Completion: 2 years
Financial Aid Eligibility: Aid eligible
Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) Code: 13.1315
Standard Occupational Classification (SOC) Code: 25-2022; 25-2031
Gainful Employment Disclosure
The Reading Specialist Certificate Program is designed for teachers who already possess an Instructional I certificate in PA or another State who has a desire to become literacy coach, a literacy program/curriculum consultant (for a school, literacy center, etc.), a reading intervention specialist, or to supplement existing knowledge/skills in developing expertise as a reading instructor. The program is designed for teachers who want to obtain another certification as a Reading Specialist. Through reciprocity agreements among the states, graduates can transfer their certification in almost any state across the United States.
| Reading Specialist Certificate Requirements: | ||
| EDLS 550 | Theories of Reading and Writing | 3.0 |
| EDLS 555 | Understanding Literacy through Sociocultural Perspectives | 3.0 |
| EDLS 560 | Reading and Writing in the Content Areas (7-12) | 3.0 |
| EDLS 565 | Constructing Meaning through Reading and Writing | 3.0 |
| EDLS 570 | Literacy and Evaluation | 3.0 |
| EDLS 575 | Responding to Children's and Young Adult Literature | 3.0 |
| EDLS 620 | Applied Methods in Multisensory Reading Instruction | 1.0 |
| EDLS 622 | Basic Word Study I | 3.0 |
| EDLS 623 | Basic Word Study II | 3.0 |
| EDLS 624 | Multisensory Practicum I | 1.0 |
| EDLS 625 | Multisensory Practicum II | 1.0 |
| EDLS 626 | Multisensory Practicum III | 1.0 |
| EDLS 650 | Designing a Literacy Program | 3.0 |
| Total Credits | 31.0 | |
