Reading Specialist Certification
without Master of Education
27 credits
All courses are three-credit courses.
- EDG 522 Creating a Community of Readers
- EDG 530 - Instructional Strategies for Teaching Phonics
- EDG 541 - Instructional Strategies for Teaching Reading
- EDG 542 - Learners at Risk: Diagnostic Practicum I
- EDG 590 - Communication Arts in Secondary Content
- EDG 549 - Teaching of Writing
- EDG 615 - Internship in Literacy
- EDG 595 - Leadership for Literacy Learning
- EDG 593 - Growth through Community: Diagnostic Practicum II
An exit portfolio is required.
Students without a year of teaching may have additional requirements.
To complete the Master of Education with Reading Specialist Certification:
- EDG 598 - Foundations in Literacy
- EDG 521 - Socio-Cultural Foundations of Education
- EDG 501 - Educational Research
For more information, contact graduate@cabrini.edu.
The Pennsylvania Department of Education outlines specific standards for Reading Specialist, K-12 Certification.
- For more information, visit www.education.state.pa.us