Reading Specialist Endorsement
Pacific University's College of Education offers a 15-17 semester-credit reading specialist endorsement program that meets the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission requirements for an add-on endorsement to the initial teaching license. This endorsement program prepares teachers to serve as Title I or reading specialists in their schools and districts. Course work emphasizes the candidates' development of knowledge and skills needed to carry out the curricular, instructional, assessment-related, supervisory, and staff-development roles and responsibilities that are the typical duties of the Title I or reading specialist.
The Reading Specialist endorsement may be obtained by completing 15 semester hours comprising core courses and the requirements (courses and practica) for two authorization levels: Early Childhood (ECE) and Elementary (ELEM) or Middle Level (ML) and High School (HS). Candidates may earn the reading endorsement that qualifies them to teach reading to students PreK through grade twelve by completing 17 semester hours comprising core courses, specialty courses for both authorization levels, and a multi-level practicum. Please note that in addition to coursework, the applicant must pass the Reading Specialist Praxis. Oregon requires a minimum score of 610.
Curriculum
| Section | Core Courses | Credit Hrs |
|---|---|---|
| EDUC-631 | Reading Assessments & Techniques |
3 |
| EDUC-632 | Perspectives on Reading |
2 |
| EDUC-633 | Literacy & English-Language Learners | 2 |
| EDUC-634 | Leadership for Literacy | 2 |
| EDUC-638 | Developing Literacy in the Content Areas | 2 |
| Early Childhood/Elementary Authorization Courses | ||
| Prerequisites: coursework in psychological foundations and basic reading methodology appropriate for early childhood and elementary education. | ||
| EDUC-635 | Language and Literacy Development |
2 |
|
|
ECE/ELEM Supervised Practicum |
1 |
| RDNG-631 | ECE/ELEM Case Study Practicum |
1 |
| Middle Level/High School Authorization Courses | ||
| Prerequisites: coursework in psychological foundations and basic reading methodology appropriate for middle school and high school education. | ||
| EDUC-646 | Adolescents as Readers and Writers |
2 |
| RDNG-635 | ML/HS Supervised Practicum |
1 |
| RDNG-636 | ML/HS Case Study Practicum | 1 |
| Pre-K-12 Authorization Courses and Practica | ||
| Note: Candidates completing a practica experience at either early childhood or elementary and at either middle or high school level shall qualify for authorization for pre-primary through grade twelve. Candidates would need to sign up for the practica listed below rather than the practica required for the ECE/EL or ML/HS levels. | ||
| EDUC-635 | Language and Literacy Development | 2 |
| EDUC-646 | Adolescents as Readers and Writers | 2 |
| RDNG-638 | Multi-level Supervised Practicum | 1 |
| RDNG-639 | Multi-level Case Study Practicum | 1 |
For More Information
Contact Person (Eugene): Cheryl Spaulding, Reading Endorsement Program Coordinator (Eugene)
Email: spau2810@pacificu.edu
Phone: 541-485-6812
Contact Person (Forest Grove): Dewayne Smith, Reading Endorsement Program Coordinator (Forest Grove)
Email: smit3125@pacificu.edu
Phone: 503-352-1453