Graduate Certification Programs in Reading: Reading Teacher (316) Certification

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This major is administered by the School of Education Office of Graduate Studies & Professional Development .

You may complete this certification as a specialization in the Education, M.S.E. via Option B or by enrolling as a graduate special student and pursuing certification only.

NOTE: You must have two years of successful regular classroom teaching experience in addition to the coursework for certification.

To receive certification you must earn 9 prerequisite credits (6 from Area A and 3 from Area B) as described below. You can take them at the graduate or undergraduate level, but if you are applying the credits to a master’s degree, they must be at the graduate level. Before you take EDUC 741 you must take EDUC 309 , EDUC 310 , EDUC 386 /EDUC 586 , or ENGL 381 /ENGL 581 (for English majors). In addition, you need 13 credits from Area C below.

Area A, 6 credits

Take one course from each group.

Elementary

Secondary

EDUC 386 - Literacy in the Secondary School 3 cr. or
EDUC 586 - Literacy in the Secondary School 3 cr.
ENGL 381 - Reading for the English Teacher 3 cr. or
ENGL 581 - Reading for the English Teacher 3 cr.

Area B, 3 credits

Choose from:

EDUC 327 - Teaching Reading to Gifted and Talented Students 3 cr. or
EDUC 527 - Teaching Reading to Gifted and Talented Students 3 cr.
EDUC 383 - Educational Assessment 3 cr. or
EDUC 583 - Educational Assessment 3 cr.
EDUC 706
ENGL 275 - Children’s Literature 3 cr.
ENGL 375 - Literature for Adolescents 3 cr. or
ENGL 575 - Literature for Adolescents 3 cr.

Area C, 13 credits

Note

Area C courses must be earned within a seven-year period (starting with the beginning of the term the course was approved for your Program of Study).

State Mandated Tests

Pass the state-mandated Foundations of Reading Test. Teachers who have a Wisconsin “lifetime license” are not required to meet this requirement.

State Teacher Licensing Rules

Meet state teacher licensing rules which are subject to change at any time due to legislative or licensing changes.