Certificate in Graduate Reading Teacher Licensure
Advance your teaching career by pursuing an additional license as a reading teacher. This 100% online licensure program will prepare you to support a variety of learners in achieving all areas of literacy. Additionally, the program prepares teachers to become K-12 literacy experts.
This certificate, anchored in the science of reading principles, is for licensed teachers seeking additional licensure in reading to expand and deepen their knowledge of best practices in K-12 literacy and literacy leadership. The program is aligned with Minnesota K-12 Reading Teacher licensure standards, but will be helpful to those from other states as well.
You will learn literacy strategies that support all learners, including those with disabilities or those who respond to different instructional approaches. You will also be able to assist kindergarten through grade 12 learners to improve their reading comprehension.
This program prepares students to develop the skills needed to become K-12 literacy leaders, such as selecting materials, integrating technology, implementing school-wide organizational structures and literacy instructional coaching.
As a student, you may take one or two classes per term and complete the program in up to a year and a half. Meet with your admissions counselor to develop a program path that works for you.
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Accreditation
The Teacher Education program at the College of St. Scholastica is accredited by the Association for Advancing Quality in Educator Preparation (AAQEP) for a period of 7 years, from July 2019 to July 2026. The accreditation does not include individual education courses that the Educator Preparation Program offers to P-12 educators for professional development, re-licensure, or other purposes.
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Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB)
The fully accredited Teacher Education Program is assessed according to the requirements and standards of the Minnesota Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB). The teacher education program has full continuing unit approval through June 30, 2026.
