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 Reading and Literacy Added Authorization

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About the Reading and Literacy Added Authorization

The Reading and Literacy Added Authorization (RLAA) authorizes the holder to assess student reading and provide reading instruction in response to those assessments. RLAA holders are also authorized to develop, implement, and adapt the reading content curriculum and assist classroom teachers in these areas.

What can you do with the Reading and Literacy Added Authorization?

Holders of the RLAA are authorized to perform the following duties at the school site level (could be at one or more school sites) at the grade levels authorized by their prerequisite teaching credential:

  • Provide direct reading intervention to students and adapt instructional practices and strategies to provide direct specialized reading instruction to students with severe reading difficulties including monitoring and adjusting intervention instruction;

  • Participate in the adoption of literacy curricula, facilitate and monitor implementation of adopted curricula, and support and assist teachers in the use of literacy curricula;

  • Select and administer ongoing formal and  informal  diagnostic  assessments  of  students’  progress, report results, assist teachers in modifying instructional practices, and use the results for student placement in and exit from reading intervention programs;

  • Interpret results of school-wide reading assessment data to monitor student progress and identify modification of instructional practices and strategies to assist teachers;

  • Develop, implement and adapt reading and literacy instructional materials, technologies, and strategies in alignment with students’ assessed reading and literacy needs including the prevention and intervention of reading difficulties; and assist teachers to ensure that the full range of students develop proficiency; and

  • Assist students’ and teachers’ use of information and communication technologies and the development of digital literacy

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100% Online Graduate Program

Our binchronous (a combination of synchronous and asynchronous classes), structured 15-week semester format provides a flexible schedule to pursue your graduate degree. All courses include weekly online engagement with cohort peers, a dedicated faculty member with weekly office hours, and several opportunities to meet synchronously during the semester.

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Requiremens for the RLAA

Please Note: Requirements for the application to the RLAA are not required for admission to the Literacy and Reading Education (LRE) program.

RLAA requirements may be met during and up to five years after program completion. Individuals must satisfy all of the following requirements before applying to CTCC for the RLAA:

  1. Possess a valid basic California teaching credential, which may be one of the following:
  2. a teaching credential requiring a bachelor’s degree and a professional preparation program, including student teaching
  3. a clear, full-time designated subjects teaching credential, provided that the holder also possesses a bachelor’s degree and has met the basic skills requirement.
  4. Possess an English Learner Authorization
  5. Provide verification of three years successful, full-time teaching experience in any grade or subject, preschool through adult exclusive of student teaching, intern teaching, or teaching while holding an emergency or teaching permit
  6. Completion of 16 units of CSUF's Bichronous Literacy and Reading Education program.

 

The Reading & Literacy Added Authorization is accredited by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing. Individuals wishing to pursue the Added Authorization must make a formal application to the University indicating the specific Added Authorization program desired.

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Courses Required for Reading & Literacy Added Authorization

  • READ 501 - Graduate Studies for Equity Minded Specialized Literacy Leaders (1)
  • READ 507 - Literacy in the Academic Disciplines (3)
  • READ 508 - Foundations of Literacy: Teaching and Learning (3)
  • READ 514 - Linguistics and Literacy Education (3)
  • READ 516 - Literacy Assessment and Analysis for Instruction (3)
  • READ 536 - Literacy Curriculum: Design, Implementation and Evaluation (3)
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Please note: Application for the Added Authorization can be submitted after coursework has been completed.  For more information on coursework, please consult the section in the University Catalog. For information on College of Education Admissions and Application Information please visit our Added Authorization Admissions page.

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