Coordinator: Marie LeJeune  

Mission

Prepare K-12 licensed teachers, with 3 or more years of practice, to become reading specialists or improve their knowledge and skills in teaching reading. All programs must be approved by the Coordinator of Reading. All Reading Endorsement students must successfully complete ED 628 , ED 667 , ED 668  and an elective (or approved substitutions) before embarking on the Reading Endorsement practicum classes (ED 672  and ED 609 ) unless approved by the Coordinator of Reading. In order to add the endorsement to their Oregon teaching license, students must also pass the PRAXIS Reading Specialist (5301) test.

Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate advanced foundational knowledge of K-12 literacy development.
2. Demonstrate holistic pedagogical knowledge and practices for literacy instruction and intervention.
3. Develop the values and dispositions for literacy leadership.

Students seeking an endorsement in reading must complete or have completed requirements for a teaching license. Reading is regarded as a support area to the teacher’s area of original licensure. Courses in this program will enhance and broaden reading specific knowledge and other responsibilities encountered by the classroom teacher, resource teacher and reading specialist. All candidates for this endorsement must pass the Praxis exam for Reading Specialist.