Science of Reading

The Advanced Certificate in the Science of Reading program is designed for individuals in educational and nontraditional educational settings who want to gain an understanding of the principles of the Science of Reading and how to apply evidence-based instruction and assessment practices for developing oral language, phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension skills. This advanced certificate program does not lead to state teacher licensure. 

Educational Objectives: 

• Demonstrate knowledge of evidence-based research and instruction in the Science of Reading and synthesize knowledge into applied practice 

• Understand and address factors influencing literacy development, including dyslexia, second language development, and social/cultural factors 

• Learn to provide explicit and systematic structured literacy instruction to meet the diverse skills of all students 

• Select, administer, and interpret a variety of formal and informal literacy assessments for purposes of screening, diagnosis, progress monitoring, and measuring outcomes   

Career Objective: 

• Design an implementation map to incorporate the principles of the Science of Reading into a variety of settings (e.g., private literacy tutor, speech and language pathologist, literacy specialist, teacher aides)