Catalog 2024 - 2025

Add-On Reading Endorsement - P0020

This program of study was designed for teachers who need to complete the Reading Endorsement to add-on to their Professional or Temporary Teaching Certificate. The Add-on Reading Endorsement is for:

  • Teachers who teach summer reading camps for third grade students scoring Level 1 on state standardized assessment of ELA (s. 1008.25, F.S.)
  • Teachers instructing retained third grade students (s. 1008.25, F.S.)
  • Teachers providing Tier 3 reading intervention must possess a literacy micro-credential or be endorsed or certified in reading (Rule 6A-6.053, F.A.C.)
  • Literacy coaches must have a minimum of a bachelor’s degree and be endorsed or K-12 certified in the area of reading (Rule 6A-6.053, F.A.C.)
  • School district personnel and instructional personnel who supervise teacher candidates during internship in grades K-3 or who are enrolled in a teacher preparation program for certification in these coverage areas (s. 1012.585(3)(f), F.S., Rule 6A-4.0051, F.A.C.):
    • Elementary Education (K-6), Prekindergarten/Primary Education (age 3 through grade 3), Elementary Education (grades 1-6), Primary Education (grades K-3), English (grades 1-6), Middle Grades English (grades 5-9), Middle Grades Integrated Curriculum (grades 5-9), English (6-12), Exceptional Student Education (grades K-12) (renewal beginning with a validity date of July 1, 2025), Reading (K-12), Reading (Endorsement), and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) (grades K-12)
  • Candidates entering a teacher preparation program, educator preparation institute, or professional learning certification program for certification in these coverage areas (s. 1012.585(3)(f), F.S., Rule 6A-4.0051, F.A.C.):
    • Elementary Education (K-6), Prekindergarten/Primary Education (age 3 through grade 3), Elementary Education (grades 1-6), Primary Education (grades K-3), English (grades 1-6), Middle Grades English (grades 5-9), Middle Grades Integrated Curriculum (grades 5-9), English (6-12), Exceptional Student Education (grades K-12) (renewal beginning with a validity date of July 1, 2025), Reading (K-12), Reading (Endorsement), and English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) (grades K-12)

Degree Requirements

Required program

RED 3342Foundations of Research Based Practices in Reading Education and Application of Instruction

3 credits

RED 4519Diagnostic and Instructional Interventions in Reading

3 credits

RED 4654Differentiated Instruction Foundations and Applications

3 credits

RED 4854Reading Practicum

2 credits