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If you are working in literacy instruction, this online program will advance your skills and equip you with evidence-based approaches to meet the needs of emergent readers. Within one year, this program provides a comprehensive understanding of the cognitive underpinnings of literacy, reading assessment, reading disorders, and interventions for young learners. Learn from leading experts in reading science, including the program’s director, Katie Pace Miles, Ph.D., in this three-course program, which includes two fieldwork experiences where you can put theory into practice. This program is open to post-master’s professionals, including early childhood and childhood educators, mental health professionals, speech and language pathologists, and others.
This program responds to the public call of city and state leaders to retrain teachers in reading science, which means our graduates are sought after by school districts and early childhood centers. Make yourself a strong candidate for positions in New York City public schools and beyond. This program addresses recent changes in the New York State literacy license requirements and can lead to New York State Teacher Certification. For those looking for New York State Teacher Certification, come back for two more courses to complete the Advanced Certificate in Reading Science: All Grades.
The program information listed here reflects the approved curriculum for the 2024–25 academic year per the Brooklyn College Bulletin. Bulletins from past academic years can be found here.
The Advanced Certificate in Reading Science: Emergent Readers focuses on readers early in the development of reading and writing. This certificate has three courses and does not lead to any New York State Teacher Certifications. Come back for two more courses to complete the Advanced Certificate in Reading Science: All Grades, which leads to any New York State Teacher Certification, if desired.
This advanced certificate provides comprehensive knowledge to in-service teachers on best practices, including cognitive underpinnings of literacy, developmental progression of literacy, reading assessment, reading disorders, structured literacy, reading interventions, advanced concepts in literacy research, and two robust fieldwork experiences.
The program content is critical in preparing educators to raise literacy achievement for historically underserved student groups, a gap that has only widened since the COVID-19 pandemic. This advanced certificate supports the imperative training of teachers to use evidence-based approaches to meet the needs of all learners.
This program is open to post-master’s professionals, including early childhood and childhood educators, mental health professionals, speech and language pathologists, and individuals in other educational and family settings. The certificate ensures that all school staff who support literacy outcomes for students are equipped with the knowledge and skills to implement evidence-based approaches. Two of the three courses have a rigorous tutoring fieldwork component to ensure students can apply research to practice.
Applicants must have a master’s degree in education (any). For individuals with a master’s degree in an alternative field, an interview and/or a transcript of course listings is required to determine eligibility.
International applicants for whom English is a second language are required to pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) with a minimum score of 575 on the paper-based test, 233 on the computer-based test, or 79 on the internet-based test to be considered for admission. Applicants are interviewed and may be required to demonstrate written proficiency in English.
Students must complete nine credits in the following courses:
The student learning outcomes for the Advanced Certificate in Reading Science: Emergent Readers program are based on the New York State program-specific pedagogical requirements for the literacy certification:
Submit the following documents to the Office of Graduate Admissions:
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Our faculty members in Early Childhood Education/Art Education offer incomparable expertise and tremendous talent, and each brings a unique perspective to their teaching and mentoring in and out of the classroom.
In two of your three courses, you will participate in rigorous online or in-person tutoring fieldwork to ensure that you can apply research to practice. Because this program responds to the public call of both city and state leaders to re-train teachers in reading science, our graduates are sought after by school districts.
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