Certificate in Reading Specialist

Certificate in Reading Specialist leading only to Certification/Endorsement from ISBE (GSU Post-M.A. Certificate Program)

Students who graduated from GSU’s M.A. in Education with a Specialization in Reading Program during or after the spring/summer trimester 2000 may apply to the College of Education for the certificate in Reading Specialist in order to acquire the additional course work needed for ISBE certification/endorsement as a Reading Specialist.  Formal application to this certificate is necessary, but admission to the M.A. in Reading program is not required.  Students will be required to take all of the courses included in the M.A. in Reading program at the time of application for admission and were not taken in previous course work. 

Individualized study plans will be developed to determine which of the courses are required.  A minimum of nine hours must be earned to complete the certificate.

The typical courses include:

READ 819 Narrative and Expository Writing Instruction, K-12 (3)
READ 820 Psycholinguistic and Sociolinguistic Foundations of Literacy (3)
READ 823 Integrating Children’s and Adolescents’ Literature Across the Curriculum (3)
READ 827 Reading Practicum II: Middle and Secondary School Reading (3)
READ 830 Development and Supervision of Reading Programs (3)

Minimum Total - 9 hours