CTGR.RDSP - Advanced Certificate in Reading Specialist

Program Information

Program Long Title

Advanced Certificate in Reading Specialist

Credential Designation

CTGR

Program Code

CTGR.RDSP

Program Level

GR

College/School

Education

Program Description

Teachers desiring to specialize in the important area of reading may pursue the Reading Specialist Certificate, an all-level (EC-12) certificate. The Reading Specialist is a certification recognized across the U.S. and many holding this advanced certification work as literacy coaches, assisting teachers with the implementation of best literacy practices. Teachers may add the Reading Specialist Certificate to their existing valid credential upon completion of a masters degree with sufficient coursework in literacy, two years of acceptable classroom teaching experience, and after passing the Reading Specialist TExES examination.