Give students the tools for success, and help them grow into confident readers and lifelong learners.
Locations
- Online
Why Earn a Reading Endorsement at Georgia Southern?
- Learn to help students build skills foundational to their education.
- 100% online courses, so you can learn right where you are.
- Study with professors who are active scholars in the field and practitioners with deep experience.
- Affordable and efficient way to expand your career opportunities.
Help students become confident readers through Georgia Southern University’s online Reading Endorsement program. In this GaPSC-approved course sequence, you will learn the theories of reading and literacy instruction, study common difficulties, understand how to assess and help students overcome them, and prepare to transfer literacy skills to diverse content areas.
Through the guidance of expert faculty, you will apply what you are learning in your current context and finish the program ready to impact every student’s education. Building off your current teaching certification, these insights equip you to work with students individually, in small groups, or in classroom settings.
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What Can You Do With a Reading Endorsement?
With this endorsement, you will unlock opportunities to support literacy on multiple levels. Teachers trained in reading education can work with students one-on-one or in groups to evaluate concerns and plan strategies to advance their reading abilities. You may also collaborate with teachers, administrators, and parents to improve literacy instruction and outcomes across a grade level or even the whole school.
Where our graduates work:
- Public schools in Georgia
- Private schools
What our graduates do:
- Classroom teachers at all levels (PK-12) and content areas
- Reading coach
- Instructional intervention specialists
- Literacy interventionist
- Reading resource teacher
- Reading specialist
What You’ll Learn
The Reading Endorsement program consists of three courses (nine credit hours) that give you both a theoretical grounding and a set of practical tools to use in the classroom. First, you will learn to introduce and reinforce literacy based on how students acquire reading skills. You will also explore current research and various teaching models and strategies.
From there, you will study the diagnosis and remediation of reading difficulties and the assessment techniques you will use to guide interventions. Finally, you will examine reading within the context of curriculum development and how it ties into other content areas.
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Explore essential information about our Reading Endorsement: Classroom Teacher of Reading Program, including application details, accreditation status, and licensing disclosures. Gain insight into the program’s credibility and requirements to help you start your journey toward success with the knowledge you need.
The Reading Endorsement: Classroom Teacher of Reading program is open to those with a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution.
You must hold a valid Level 4 or higher Induction, Professional, Advanced Professional, or Lead Professional teaching certificate.
To apply, please submit:
- An online application to the College of Graduate Studies. (There is a $50 non-refundable application fee.)
- A completed “Disclosure and Affirmation Form” that addresses misconduct disclosure, the Code of Ethics for Educators, and tort liability insurance. (This is included within the online application.)
International transcripts must be evaluated by a NACES-accredited evaluation service and must be a course-by-course evaluation and include a GPA.
Application Deadline
Students are admitted to begin the program in the fall, spring, or summer term. The application deadlines are:
Fall – July 1
Spring – November 1
Summer – April 1
Your application and all required documents must be received by the deadline.
Program Contact Information
Graduate Academic Services Center
gasc@georgiasouthern.edu
912-478-1447
At Georgia Southern, enjoy the flexibility of fully online courses that fit within your busy schedule as an educator. Online instructors weave interactive experiences into each lesson, ensuring you engage at a deeper level.
Learn More About Online ProgramsFor All Online Programs
Federal law requires colleges and universities to make certain disclosures to prospective students of these programs. These disclosures include information on the University’s authority to operate outside of Georgia, complaint processes, adverse actions and refunds.
For required disclosures in general with regard to online programs offered by the University, visit the Office of Legal Affairs website.
The Reading Endorsement program is approved by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission (GaPSC).
The College of Education anticipates that graduates of the Reading Endorsement: Classroom Teacher of Reading Program will seek a certification upgrade. The program listed above leads to a Georgia Certificate Upgrade only. Visit the Georgia Professional Standards Commission for more information.
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Learn from faculty who are moving the discipline forward. All faculty members in the Reading program have extensive background in developing and teaching literacy courses.
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In just nine credits, gain the tools to help kids grow into confident readers through Georgia Southern’s Reading Endorsement program.
Contact Us
Reading Education
Georgia Southern University
Department of Curriculum, Foundations, and Reading
P.O. Box 8144
Statesboro, GA 30460
Program Coordinator:
Alma Stevenson, Ph.D.
almastevenson@georgiasouthern.edu
Phone: 912-478-5545
Fax: 912-478-5382
Program Inquiries
College of Education
Graduate Academic Services Center (GASC)
P.O. Box 8083
Phone: 912-478-1447
Fax: 912-478-5093
Email: gasc@georgiasouthern.edu