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Reading Certificate

Number of Required Units: 12

Description:

The Reading Certificate provides classroom teachers with advanced preparation in reading/language arts assessment and instruction, as well as theory and research in teaching reading, grades K-12. Some candidates may wish to complete the 12-unit Reading Certificate program as a terminal objective, while others may wish to complete it as a prerequisite to the Reading/Language Arts Specialist Credential Program.

Before completion of requirements for the Reading Certificate, the candidate must provide verification of three years of full-time teaching experience in any grades preschool through adult, exclusive of student teaching, internship teaching, or teaching while holding an emergency credential or permit.

Website: http://www.ced.csulb.edu/reading

Advisor Information

Dr. Joan Leikam Theurer
ED2-181
562-985-2096
jtheurer@csulb.edu

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