Reading Specialist (17) Certification

Administered by the School of Education Office of Graduate Studies & Professional Development .

This certification is an add-on licensure, and you must be a licensed teacher in order to enroll in this graduate program.

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION/LICENSURE DISCLOSURE (NC-SARA)

The United States Department of Education requires institutions that provide distance education to disclose information for programs leading to professional certification or licensure about whether each program meets state educational requirements for initial licensure or certification. Following is this disclosure information for this program:

The requirements of this program meet Certification/Licensure in the following states:

Wisconsin

The requirements of this program do not meet Certification/Licensure in the following states:

Not applicable

The requirements of this program have not been determined if they meet Certification/Licensure in the following states:

Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wyoming; District of Columbia; American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands

Program Requirements

You must complete the Reading Teacher (316) certification before completing the Reading Specialist (17) certification program.
You must have a teacher license in another teaching area as determined by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction to enroll in this program.
You must have three years of successful regular classroom teaching experience in addition to coursework for certification.
You must have completed a master’s degree in an education field.
If you are seeking an initial administrative license (Reading Specialist is considered Administrative in the state of Wisconsin) then you must pass the state-mandated Foundations of Reading Test.
Per DPI certification requirements you will need to complete a comprehensive reading portfolio to evidence proficiency in the Wisconsin Administrative Standards.
You must meet the state teacher licensing rules which are subject to change at any time due to legislative or licensing changes.

Pathways

This Reading Specialist certification can be completed as a specialization in the Education, MSE program, and if you are pursuing this pathway, you will enroll as a degree seeking student.
This Reading Specialist certification can be taken as certification only, and if you are pursuing this pathway, you will enroll as a non-degree seeking student.

Courses

All of these 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).

EDUC 749 - Strengthening Professional Practice Credits: 3
EDUC 750 - Guiding and Directing Reading Programs Credits: 3
EDUC 751 - Reading Research Credits: 3