Earn your Reading Specialist supplemental endorsement online.
Wayne State offers a non-degree graduate-level endorsement as a Reading Specialist (PK-12). This is a supplemental endorsement and requires two years of teaching experience in order to add this endorsement through the Nebraska Department of Education.
Fast facts
- Credit hours: 30
- Schools: Education and Behavioral Sciences
- Departments: Educational Foundations and Leadership
Courses for the Reading Specialist PK-12 endorsement
Core Requirements, 12 credit hours
- EDU 603 Introduction to Educational Research and Design (3)
- EDU 652 Instructional Theory and Practice (3)
- EDU 658 Fundamentals of Curriculum Development PK-16 (3)
- EDU 674 History and Philosophy of Education (3)
Content Requirements, 18 credit hours
- EDU 642 Foundations of Literacy (3)
- EDU 647 Instructional Theory and Practice in Literacy (3)
- EDU 648 Advanced Assessment and Interventions in Literacy (3)
- EDU 649 Instructional Leadership in Literacy (3)
- EDU 682 Developing and Integrating Technology in the Classroom (3)
- EDU 698 Practicum or Seminar (3)
Licensure/certification
Wayne State's Reading Specialist supplemental endorsement for graduate students is designed to prepare you for teacher licensure/certification in Nebraska. It has not been determined if this program meets requirements for all other states. If you are planning to pursue professional licensure or certification in a state other than Nebraska, it is strongly recommended that you contact the appropriate licensing entity in that state to seek information and guidance regarding licensure or certification requirements before beginning an academic program.
Reading Specialist certification disclosure for all states
Related programs
- Reading Specialist Master's Degree (Master of Science in Education)
- ESL Education Supplemental Endorsement (non-degree)
