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Reading Endorsement

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Link to: Program plan, contract and course descriptions

The WOU Reading Endorsement program focuses on preparing K-12 teachers to be reading specialists or to improve their knowledge and skills in teaching reading. This 21-credit graduate program focuses on reading theory, curriculum, assessment, and strategies to enhance and broaden both reading specific knowledge and other responsibilities encountered by classroom teacher, resource teacher and reading specialist. The program leads to an add-on endorsement to an Oregon teaching license. Complete the Reading program by itself or in conjunction with a graduate degree program.

Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider. Some books are to be tasted, other to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested. ~Francis Bacon

Program advisers

Student surname A-P:

Dr. Tracy Smiles
Literacy program coordinator
503-838-8526
Education Building Room 202

Dr. Tracy Smiles

Student surname Q-Z:

Dr. Marie LeJeune
MS in Education program coordinator
503-838-8450
Education Building Room 162

Dr. Marie LeJeune
Graduate Program Assistant

Bill Hamlin
503-838-8704 . Education Building Room 114B

Admission to the program

  1. Applicant must have been admitted to WOU. For information please contact the WOU Admissions Office, 503-838-8211.
  2. Applicant must meet in person with a Reading adviser to complete and sign a Reading Endorsement Contract. Graduate student must file a copy of the contract with the WOU Graduate Office, 503-838-8492.

Reading Endorsement completion requirements:

  • Meet with an adviser to confirm practicum experience. The International Reading Association (IRA) Standards for Reading Professionals must be met by the completion of practicum experience. Here is the list of IRA standards from Read Oregon: http://readoregon.org/IRAstandards.htm
  • If you are a Master of Science in Education student, confirm program completion with adviser (section III of program plan).
  • Complete 18 credits (Ed 655, Ed 684 or Ed 667, Ed 668, Ed 672, Ed 689 or other course approved by adviser, Ed 637 or other course approved by adviser) and Ed 609.
  • Pass the Reading PRAXIS exam (20300): go to http://www.ets.org/praxis

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Contact

Teacher Ed - Reading Endorsement 503-838-8471 | or e-mail: education@wou.edu

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