Become endorsed as a Reading Specialist in our 100% online Reading Interventionist endorsement program.

Pacific University's College of Education offers a 16 semester-credit Reading Interventionist Endorsement Program that meets the Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission requirements for an add-on endorsement to the Initial Teaching License.

This program:

  • Prepares teachers to serve as preK-12 Title I or reading specialists in their schools and districts
  • Emphasizes the candidates' development of knowledge and skills needed to carry out the curricular, instructional, assessment, supervisory and staff-development roles and responsibilities
  • Begins to prepare reading specialists for working with children who speak a language other than English as their primary language.

In addition to coursework and practica, candidates must pass the state-approved reading specialist test, and submit required portfolio, edTPA, or case study. Prerequisites include coursework in psychological foundations and basic reading or language arts methodology appropriate for the level.

Contact Us

Bryan Cichy-Parker | Graduate Programs Faculty Chair
503-352-1453 | cichyparker@pacificu.edu

Francisco Samaniega | Assistant Director of Graduate & Professional Admissions
503-352-7332 | fsamaniega@pacificu.edu