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Reading Certificate

The Reading Certificate authorizes the holder to assess student reading and provide reading instruction in response to those assessments. Reading Certificate holders are also authorized to develop, implement, and adapt the reading content curriculum and assist classroom teachers in these areas. Holders of the Reading Certificate may perform the above services at one or more school sites at the grade levels authorized by their prerequisite teaching credential.

Suggested Course Sequence:

 
SemesterCourseUnits
YEAR ONE
FallEDTE 210: Becoming a Reader at Any Age3
EDTE 224: Theories of Literacy3
SpringEDTE 211: Academic Language3
EDTE 292: Writing Across Curriculum and Cultures3
SummerEDTE 223: Politics of Literacy3
YEAR TWO
FallEDTE 216: Ongoing Assessment3
Spring Special SessionsEDTE 217B: Reading Practicum #23
YEAR THREE
Fall Special SessionsEDTE 217A: Reading Practicum #13
 Total Units24 units

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