Advanced Certificate Reading Specialist at Columbia University

The 15-point Advanced Certificate in Literacy (listed under Reading Specialist; no certificate is named Reading Specialist) teaches research-based reading and writing assessment and intervention for typically developing and struggling readers, including English learners, and leads to New York State initial certification in Literacy (All Grades) for those with appropriate credentials.

Faculty: Teachers College  |  Department: Health Studies and Applied Educational Psychology, Reading Specialist  |  Duration: 15 points; one academic year (two courses Fall, three Spring) or two years  |  Intake: Spring, Summer, Fall  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Location: New York, NY, United States

What you will study

Five 3-credit courses: Theory and Techniques of Assessment and Intervention in Reading, Diagnosis of Reading and Writing Disabilities, Writing Interventions Theory and Practice, Practicum in Literacy Assessment and Intervention I, and Language and Literacy in Literature and the Content Areas.

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