Reading Certificate
Tier 1  (15 Units)

The Reading Certificate (RC) program provides a solid foundation for teaching effective literacy practices to students from diverse language and cultural groups.  We emphasize students' reading and writing strengths as a basis for curricular design and instructional planning.  Collaboration and professional inquiry are key concepts in our candidates' experience.

NOTE: You must have completed three years of full-time teaching by the time you finish the Reading Certificate program in order to apply for the Certificate.

What can you do with the Reading Certificate?

• The Reading Certificate is a California professional certification that prepares you to teach students at all levels to read and write more effectively. 
  It licenses you to teach in specialized reading programs in grades K-12.

In your program, you will:

• Investigate valuable literacy teaching skills and learn to assess student knowledge and progress, matching strategies and texts to diverse student needs

• Develop, use and evaluate curriculum and instructional materials, assessment approaches and professional resources.

• Understand the relationship of language development to speaking, reading and writing in order to teach effectively in classroom and intervention settings.

• Assist colleagues in providing effective literacy instruction

Course Sequence

Spring

Summer

Fall

Criteria for Successful Progress

Candidates observe University criteria for successful progress through their program.   You must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 in program coursework with no course below a grade of "C". All courses must be letter-graded, and a maximum of one course (20% of program coursework) may be allowed in transfer.