CA Reading Certificate
Lead Faculty:
Dr. Marilyn E. Moore
The CA 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 Certificate may perform the above services at one or more school sites at the grade levels authorized by their prerequisite teaching credential.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this certificate, candidates are expected to:
- Show knowledge about theories and research related to effective reading and language arts instruction.
- Conduct individualized informal literacy assessments for struggling readers at early and intermediate levels including English language learners.
- Prepare an Action Research Proposal with recommendations for instructional interventions, based on individualized informal literacy assessments.
- Design and conduct tutorial, small-group, and whole-class language arts instruction.
- Implement research-based theory, assessment, and instructional strategies.
- Utilize the ability to incorporate instructional technology into language arts instructions.
- Communicate plans for tutorial, small-group, and whole-class language arts instruction to principal and other school personnel, including assessment-based rationale.
- Communicate results of individualized informal assessments to parents.
- Make decisions about what ALL students need to succeed (Social Justice).
Requirements
Requirements for the Certificate
- Hold a bachelor’s or master’s degree from a regionally accredited college or university where an overall grade point average of 2.5 or better was achieved, or where a grade point average of 2.75 or higher was achieved in the last 90-quarter units.
- Possession of a valid teaching credential.
- Meet with Admission Advisor to enroll in the CA Reading Certificate program.
- Meet with Credential Advisor within 30 days of enrollment to obtain reading certification application procedures. This packet provides detail on the additional requirements for the certificate listed below.
- No coursework is accepted from another university for this program and no substitutions are allowed.
Required Courses (4 courses; 18 quarter units)
MAT 645 - Dev . Fluency in Reading
MAT 646 - Comprehension Strategies
MAT 647A - Lang Arts Assess and Instruc I
MAT 647B - Fld St: Lan Art Assess & In II
(Prerequisites: MAT 645, MAT 646 and MAT 647A)
(Candidates must maintain a 3.0 GPA. “D” and “F” grades are not accepted.)
Note: At the end of each course, students must have their instructor sign off on the competency verification forms found in the credential packet. These verification forms must be completed before applying for the certificate.
Additional Requirements for the Certificate
- Provide verification of three years successful, full-time teaching experience in any grade or subject, preschool through adults. A letter or other appropriate documentation by the candidate’s employer may provide verification. Acceptable experience does NOT include student teaching, internship teaching, or teaching while holding an emergency permit. This experience may also be gained outside of California.
- Provide a copy of a teaching credential valid for a minimum of 12 months and have a non-delinquent student account balance
- For each course, provide competency verification forms signed off on by each course instructor
- After successful completion of the required coursework and a completed credential packet, the regional reading certificate coordinator will review the packet for final approval. Once approval is obtained, please see your Credential Advisor to apply to the CTC for the certificate. A valid credit card for the online application fee is required.
