Reading and Language Arts Consultant, Post-Master's Certificate

Application Deadline

Graduate Reading Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.  Deadlines are typically set close to the start of the term to ensure timely processing and course registration.

Admission to this program requires candidates to hold a Master’s Degree and a CT Certification as a Remedial Reading and Remedial Language Arts Specialist (Teaching Endorsement 102). They must earn a “B” or better in each class and maintain a GPA greater or equal to 3.0.

Post-Masters Certificate in Reading and Language Arts Consultant

This certificate prepares candidates for the Administrative Endorsement in Connecticut as a Reading and Language Arts Consultant (097).  It is designed to prepare knowledgeable and competent literacy leaders to be well-prepared to support schools and their teachers in developing exceptional, scientific research-based reading and writing instruction.

Program Sequence - 12 Credits

As sequencing changes, it is highly recommended that students meet with their program advisor to finalize a list of requirements for graduation.

RDG 662 - Developing and Leading the School Literacy Program - 3 credits
RDG 672 - Designing and Implementing the School Literacy Intervention Program - 3 credits
RDG 676 - Practicum in Developing and Leading the School Literacy Program - 3 credits

Students will take a fourth course by advisement:

• EDU 611 - Curriculum Theories: Development and Implementation in the Classroom - 3 credits
  For students coming into the program having taken a research practicum in their master's program and RDG 649 

• RDG 649 - Diversity in Literacy - 3 credits
  For students coming into the program having taken a research practicum in their master's program 
  
  
• RDG 665 - Practicum and Seminar in Reading and Language Arts Research - 3 credits
  For students coming into the program having not taken a research practicum in their master's program