Post Masters Certification: Reading Specialist

The Post Masters Certification: Reading Specialist program is designed for elementary and secondary certified teachers who want to expand their professional literacy knowledge and practices to become literacy leaders in K-12 settings. Coursework, practicum experiences, and research will prepare candidates to provide instruction for large and small groups as well as individual students, and engage in the practices of coaching faculty members and facilitating professional development. Learning to read, and reading to learn are integral to a student’s education; the reading specialist/literary coach are the leaders who support growth for students and their teachers.

Prerequisites for elementary teachers:
Materials for Teaching Reading (Children’s Literature)
Instruction of Reading
Processes and Acquisition of Reading
Assessment of Reading

Prerequisites for secondary teachers:
Reading and Writing in the Content Area I
Reading and Writing in the Content Area II

EDU 629, EDU 618 and EDU 691 are to be taken after you completed other coursework.

Must pass Reading Specialist Praxis II by the end of program.

ePortfolio Required

Certification:  Reading Specialist  

All programs offered by the School of Education at Notre Dame of Maryland University are NCATE and MSDE approved.

For additional information please contact:
 
Main campus/other locations
Ms. Kathe Curran
School of Education
Academic Advisor
410-532-5149
kcurran@ndm.edu

Southern Maryland
Dr. Karen Wooten 
School of Education
Assistant Dean 
301-737-2500 
kwooten@ndm.edu 

For admissions information please contact: 

Office of Admissions, College of Graduate Studies
410-532-5317
GradAdm@ndm.edu