Graduate Certificate in
Advanced Study in Reading
Program Highlights & Benefits
Flexible, online format for working professionals
Builds upon current expertise in literacy education
Nationally recognized by the International Literacy Association
For
This program is designed for certified teachers seeking a program leading to a reading specialist certificate, K-12. Upon completion of the program, certified educators are prepared to serve as a building/campus-level literacy specialist or coach.
What You Learn
The program will cover literacy assessment and intervention, reading in secondary content areas, and literacy instruction for culturally and linguistically diverse and neurodiverse students. Courses will also cover how the reading specialist plans and delivers research-based professional development workshops for colleagues and communicates data-informed decisions with K-12 learners, their parents, colleagues and policy makers.
How You Learn
Most courses are offered in an 8-week format and are available fully online. You’ll complete a practicum that provides the opportunity to collaborate with a school-based literacy team using assessments to develop and deliver reading interventions to individuals and small groups of K-12 students, and design and provide literacy workshops for other professionals, paraprofessionals, and parents. Practicum is completed in your current school of employment.
Certificate Requirements
| Course | Title | Hours |
| MEDUC 600 | Roles of Literacy Specialist/Coach | 3 |
| MEDUC 601 | Adv. Processes/Acquisition of Reading | 3 |
| MEDUC 602 | Teaching Literacy to Linguistically Diverse Learners | 3 |
| MEDUC 603 | Teaching Disciplinary Literacy | 3 |
| MEDUC 604 | Literacy Assessment Seminar | 3 |
| MEDUC 605 | Literacy Assessment Practicum | 6 |
| MSPED 606 | Teaching/Learning in Neurodiverse Classrooms | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 24 |
Note:
Graduates of the program are eligible for certification as a reading specialist, K-12, from the Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE).
