Why Reading and Language Arts?
Program Outcome
Students will be authorized to:
- Develop and coordinate Reading & Language Arts programs at the school, district, or county level in California
- Select and adapt Reading and Language Arts instruction materials
- Plan and conduct Reading and Writing staff development
- Assess student progress and monitor student achievement in Reading and Writing
- Provide direct Reading and Writing intervention work with students in any grade level K-12, or in classes organized for adults
- Develop an understanding of current issues, practices and directions in Reading and Language Arts curriculum and the ability to inquire into these
- Develop knowledge and skills in educational research; develop analysis and reflection skills and Written and Oral communication
- Develop analysis and reflection skills for Written and Oral communication
- Increase their confidence to teach Reading and Language Arts
- Improve their ability to manage and assess their students’ Reading and Language Arts learning
- Augment their capacity to think reflectively about their teaching of Reading and Language Arts
- Increase their capacity to become an agent of change in the field of Reading and Language Arts education
Reading & Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential