Reading Certificate

Program Chairperson: Janice Pilgreen

This program may be taken separately or concurrently with a Reading and Language Arts Specialist Credential and/or M.Ed.

Prerequisites:

  1. Completion of a California state-approved Teaching of Reading course.
  2. Possession of a preliminary or clear teaching credential (multiple or single subject) issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. (An Emergency Permit does not fulfill the requirement.)
  3. Passing score on the CBEST.

Total Program: 15 semester hours
RDG 510 Literacy Instruction & Methodology (3)
RDG 514 Literacy Assessment & Diagnosis (3)
RDG 516 Individualization of Literacy Instruction (3)
RDG 517 Literature and Literacy (3)
RDG 518 Concept Development and Language Acquisition (3)