California Reading Certificate
Program
Division of Curriculum and Instruction
CSULA, Charter
College of Education
The California Reading Certificate is an advanced State of California
issued certificate above and beyond the Single Subject, Multiple
Subject, or Special Education teaching credential. It authorizes the
holders to develop and implement reading curriculum, adapt reading
content curriculum, and assist classroom teachers at a single school
site in California at the grade levels authorized by their basic
teaching credential. At CSULA, with careful planning, students may
complete the requirements of the California Reading Certificate during
the first half of their Reading and Language Arts Specialist Credential
program and/or Master of Arts Degree: Option in (K-12) Reading, and
earn the M.A in Education: Option in Reading, and/or the Reading
and Language Arts Specialist Credential, and/or the Postsecondary
Reading Certificate concurrently. (See graduate reading program advisor
for more information.)
As graduates of the California Reading Certificate, one may find work
as:
- Reading teachers at the
K-12 level of their basic teaching credential
- A Reading and Language Arts Specialist
in a single public or private school
- Developers of Reading and Language Arts curriculum for a single
school site
- Educators within informal non-academic environments such as
museums, zoos, aquaria, and tutoring clinics.
- Providers of professional development and in-service workshops in
Reading and Language Arts for a single school site.
- Authors of Reading and Language Arts textbooks.
- Reading and Language Arts consultants for publishing companies.
Program Outcomes
Students will:
- Develop and coordinate
reading programs at the school level in California
- Assist and support
classroom teachers in reading and writing instruction and teaching
strategies for a single school site
- Select and adapt reading
and language arts instruction materials for a single school site
- Plan & conduct reading
and writing staff development for a single school site
- Assess student progress
& monitor student achievement in reading and writing.
- Increase their confidence
to teach Reading
and Language Arts.
- Provide direct reading and
writing intervention work with students at the level of their basic
teaching credential for a single school site.
- Develop an understanding of
current issues, practices and directions in Reading and Language Arts curriculum
and the ability to inquire into these.
- Develop knowledge and
skills in educational research.
- Develop analysis and
reflection skills for written and oral communication.
- Identify and analyze topics
of importance in current educational conversations and debates for
critical issues related to Reading
and Language Arts.
- Deepen their commitment to
their students and their students’ learning of Reading,
Writing, Listening and Speaking.
- Increase their confidence
to teach Reading
and Language Arts.
- Improve their ability to
manage and assess their students’ Reading and Language Arts learning.
- Augment their capacity to
think reflectively about their teaching of Reading and Language Arts.
- Increase their capacity to
become an agent of change in the field of Reading and Language Arts education.
Program Faculty:
As a part of the California Reading Certificate students receive
individual advisement and instruction from expert faculty members who
combine extensive classroom-teaching experience, research, and
pre-service and in-service teacher development in the area of Reading
and Language Arts. For more information regarding California Reading
Certificate Option, contact either of the program coordinators below:
Dr. Darlene Michener
http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/dmichen
dmichen@calstatela.edu
Dr. Joan Fingon
http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/jfingon
jfingon@calstatela.edu
Application to the Program
Click HERE
to find out how to apply to the program.
Program Description
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Program
Plan to learn what types of classes you’ll be taking as part
of California Reading Certificate program.
Scholarship Information
http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/ccoe/scholarships.htm
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