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
- 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 a Reading Specialization Field Study 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).
- Portray a professional image, model integrity, and reflect continuously on actions and interactions.
Requirements
Required Courses
(4 courses; 18 quarter units)
Core Requisite(s):
