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To enroll in the Reading Specialist certification program at Cedar Crest College, you are required to be certified to teach, regardless of whether or not you are currently employed as a teacher. The Reading Specialist certification program is a 24 to 33-credit graduate-level program approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. 

Enrolling in the Reading Specialist certification program at Cedar Crest means top professors in the literacy field will prepare you to be a literacy leader and develop expertise in reading strategies so you can provide support to all students in K – 12 classrooms. 

The Cedar Crest program is also one of the few in the region that provides the opportunity to be trained to work with students and support your colleagues as a literacy coach. 

While the program prepares you to be a Reading Specialist, the benefits of this certification do not end there. After receiving your Reading Specialist certification here at Cedar Crest, we see you applying those credits to the Art of Teaching Master of Education degree. 

Other key features of the program include: 

  • Courses are fully online (with the exception of practicum experiences). 
  • Flexible practicum experiences, including summer opportunities 
  • Courses are eligible for Act-48 credit 
  • Competitive pricing and convenient payment options 
  • Discounted tuition rate for teachers currently working in local school districts 

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Graduation Requirements

Required Courses

REA 503 Reading: Past, Present, and Future (3 cr) 
EDU 514 Reading in the Content Areas (3 cr)
EDU 540 Differentiated Reading Instruction (3 cr)
REA 506 Literacy Coaching (3 cr)
SPE 533 Data-Driven Decision Making: Screening, Assessment, and IEP Dev. (3 cr)

REA 505 Word Study and Vocabulary Development (3 cr)
REA 507 Reading Clinic Practicum: Early and Elementary Experience (3 cr/50 hours)

Students must complete 1 of the following 50-hour practicum courses (in addition to the required practicum REA 507 for a total of 100 practicum hours):

REA 508 Reading Clinic Practicum: Middle and High School Experience (3 cr/50 hours) or
REA 509 Leadership Practicum (3 cr/50 hours)

Advanced standing may be awarded for equivalency from a former program for the following classes (9 credits). Otherwise, these courses should be scheduled as requirements within the student’s program:

SPE 241/SPE 541: The Exceptional Child: Special Education Process: PreK-Transition (3 cr) or equivalent
SPE 220/520: Evidence-Based Approaches (3 cr) or equivalent
EDU 359/559: Curriculum and Instruction for the English Language Learner (3 cr) or equivalent

For certification, the student must pass the Reading Specialist Praxis (Computer Test: 5301)

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