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Dr. Janine M. Schall
Reading Specialist Certification Program Coordinator/ Department Chair
Department of Bilingual and Literacy Studies
Edinburg campus: EEDUC 1.514 | Brownsville campus: BMAIN 2.306
Email: janine.schall@utrgv.edu
Email: bls@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 665-5227

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Certification Plan

This is a six hour program.

  • RLIT 6355 Reading Specialist (taken in fall)
  • RLIT 6357 Practicum (taken in spring)

As part of the practicum experience, students complete a supervised practicum in a public school in Texas. Students must log at least 160 hour of activities related to the reading specialist role, including working with students and conducting professional development.

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