Certificate Programs
Certification Teacher of Reading
(program code 20964C)
PROGRAM COORDINATOR
Dr. Joan Kastner
Room: Hutchinson J-202F
Phone: (908) 737-3937/3931
Email: jkastner@kean.edu
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
This program fulfills requirements for New Jersey certification as teacher of reading and focuses on the skills of prevention, remediation, and reading development. The Praxis Examination is required for certification.
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS
- In addition to the University’s admission requirements:
- New Jersey Instructional Certificates:
- A cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.75 from all colleges attended
(lower GPA may be considered based on appropriate experience)
PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
- 30 credits
- Praxis Exam in Reading
Required Courses– 24 credits
CS 5480 Psychological and Theoretical Foundations of Reading 3 credits
CS 5410 Developmental Reading: Curriculum and Techniques 3 credits
CS 5411 Reading in Secondary Education 3 credits
CS 5412 Reading Disabilities 3 credits
CS 5470 Materials and Methods of Instruction for Teachers of Young Children 3 credits
CS 5481 Collaboration in the Inclusive Classroom 3 credits
CS 5493 Practicum in Reading 3 credits
CS 5600 Remediation in Basic Skills 3 credits
Electives– 6 credits
Two courses selected with advisement from the following
CS 5471 Current Theory and Practice in the Teaching of Reading 3 credits
CS 5100 Language and Thought in the Young Child 3 credits
ICA 5310 Literature of Children and Youth 3 credits
TOTAL OF 24 CREDITS to complete program