Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program for Initial Teacher License for Reading Specialist
Reading Graduate Coordinator: Heidi Wojcik
Phone: 508-929-8840
Email: hwojcik2@worcester.edu
Admission Requirements
In addition:
- A teaching license at the Initial or Professional level.
- A foundation course in reading, taken as an undergraduate or graduate, or significant experience in teaching reading.
- A course in human, child, or adolescent development at the undergraduate or graduate level.
- For candidates who obtained licensure prior to the MTEL requirement, a passing score on the Communication and Literacy test.
The Initial Licensure Program Requirements
This program leading to an initial licensure for reading specialist is designed for candidates who have both a minimum of an initial teaching license in another field other than reading and are seeking an initial license as a reading specialist. It is a 31 credit, non-degree program. It consists of 25 credits of course work and a 6 credit practicum or practicum equivalent. Candidates must pass the Reading Specialist MTEL before registering for the practicum.
The courses are:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ED-911 | Advanced Foundations of Literacy | 3 |
| ED-918 | Reading As Language: Teaching Literacy to English Language Learners | 3 |
| ED-979 | Technology and Literacy in the Classroom | 3 |
| ED-914 | Teaching and Learning Literacy Across Multiple Disciplines | 3 |
| ER-903 | Teaching Writing to Striving Readers | 3 |
| EE-915 | Detection and Remediation of Early Reading Difficulties | 3 |
| ED-917 | Diagnosis, Analysis, and Remediation of Reading Difficulties in the Middle and Upper Grades | 3 |
| ED-915 | Leadership in Literacy: Consultation, Administration and Supervision | 3 |
| ED-984 | Reading Portfolio | 1 |
| ER-951 | Reading Practicum I | 3 |
| ER-952 | Reading Practicum II | 3 |
| Total Credits | 31 | |