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Dr. Isela Almaguer
Reading Specialist Certification Program Coordinator
Department of Bilingual and Literacy Studies
EEDUC 2.632
Email: isela.almaguer@utrgv.edu
Email: bls@utrgv.edu
Phone: (956) 665-3630

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Reading Specialist Certification

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Students who want to become certified K-12 Reading Specialists in the state of Texas must first complete the UTRGV Reading and Literacy M.Ed. program. Once this degree is finished, they are eligible to apply for the six hour Reading Specialist Certification Program. The Reading Specialist Certification program is 100% online, with a required school-based practicum.

The purpose of the Reading Specialist Certification Program is to produce highly knowledgeable and effective K-12 reading specialists who understand and support literacy development across multiple linguistic and cultural contexts through their work with children and in collaboration with administrators, colleagues, parents/families, and community members.

Student Learning Outcomes:

  1. Students will be able to critically analyze research, theory, policy and programs related to literacy development and literacy education in preK-12 monolingual, bilingual and multilingual contexts.
  2. Students will be able to design and assess appropriate literacy instruction for an increasingly multiliterate, multicultural, and multimodal world.
  3. Students will be able to design and implement appropriate literacy-related professional development and leadership for all stakeholders of a school/district.
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