APPROPRIATE CREDITS FOR CERTIFICATION

INSTRUCTIONAL AREA (808) READING

Instructional Area:  Reading

Consultant:  Barbara Schuler

Date Prepared:  April 2000

Date Revised:  March 2004

In order to become certified at the provisional level to teach any course numbered within instructional area (808) Reading, the individual must:

• Have at least a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution, and

• Have at least twelve semester credits drawn from courses in Reading or the Teaching of Reading.

Individuals satisfying the requirement necessary for a five-year certificate do not need any additional credits. A masters degree in Reading, the largest source of Reading courses, typically has only about twelve credits that are actual Reading courses.

Courses from other departments will be considered only if accompanied by a written statement from the Reading department chair of an accredited university that the course or a portion of the course is equivalent to a course counting towards a minor or major in Reading.

REQUIREMENTS FROM OTHER GOVERNMENTAL AGENCIES, ASSOCIATIONS, OR OTHER SIGNIFICANT GROUPS.

None.