Reading Specialist Certification

The non-degree reading specialist certification offers practicing teachers an opportunity to pursue an advanced certificate in reading to address a wide range of literacy needs of P-12 students and local schools. Unlike the reading endorsement, the reading specialist certificate is a P-12 certificate in reading that emphasizes effective literacy instruction and best practices across the P-12 continuum, advanced diagnosis and intervention of reading and writing difficulties, school wide literacy initiatives, and literacy leadership through coaching, advocacy, scholarship, and community involvement.