Reading Specialist Certification

Elevate Your School’s Literacy Proficiency Level

Reading specialists have the opportunity to help students who are striving to improve their literacy skills at all levels of education. With your Reading Specialist EC-12 Certification from University of Houston-Clear Lake's College of Education, you will be equipped to work with students and teachers to achieve literacy success. Your coursework will promote culturally relevant teaching and foster a broad understanding of multiple perspectives through differentiated instruction across curriculum. To support these efforts, a wide range of literature is used to increase your capacity to think critically, responsively, and reflectively.

Achieve Your Reading Specialist Certification

Students seeking Reading Specialist certification must hold a master's degree and a valid Texas teaching certification and verify a minimum of two years approved successful full-time teaching experience. A passing score on the Reading Specialist Texas Examination of Educator Standards (TExES) is required. The plan consists of a minimum of 18 semester hours.

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Reading Specialist Certification

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