Reading Specialist Certification

Texas Reading Specialist at All Levels

This Post-Graduate Certification prepares current educators who hold a graduate degree or higher and a valid Elementary or Secondary teaching certificate to be knowledgeable reading specialists. Candidates will develop expertise as literacy specialists utilizing resources and methods, conducting literacy assessments, and designing interventions to address varied learning needs of all students. Candidates will gain skills necessary to be proactive instructional leaders and literacy advocates of students at all levels of literacy development.

Who is this certificate for?

Educators who hold a graduate degree or higher and a valid elementary or secondary Texas teaching certificate, along with two years of successful teaching experience before taking the Reading Specialist exam (experience can be concurrent with the program), are proper candidates for this stand-alone, post-graduate certification program. For applicants who do not hold a graduate degree, live out-of-state, teach at a private school, or are not able to complete the field experience hours in a TEA location, the M.Ed. in Reading/Language Arts is nationally accredited by the International Literacy Association to develop all-level Reading Specialist dispositions.

Where and How Is This Program Available?

All courses are available online except for 160 hours of field work, embedded into the coursework, to be performed at a TEA-approved location. Field work locations are to be secured by the candidate.