Overview

The Reading Specialist (Online) students from Drexel University will learn effective reading strategies, and become exceptionally skilled and qualified to support students with reading needs as well as be able to provide leadership and coaching in the area of literacy to teachers and schools.

Designed for teachers who already possess an Instructional I certificate in PA or another State, the program aims to help students understand how literacy is a meaning making process, to offer different ways of exploring children's responses to a variety of texts, to enrich reading and writing in content area classrooms, and to teach them how to incorporate research-based approaches. Students will graduate with a Reading Specialist Certification as well as a Wilson Reading System® (WRS) Level I Certification.

The WRS Level I Certificate will allow students to learn the intricacies of the English language, to teach a direct instruction multi-sensory language-based program, and to support students who need extra reading support.

Features

Drexel University is the first institution to include the core WRS Level I courses as a part of the core requirements. Students will receive a WRS Level I certificate in addition to a PA Reading Specialist Certification.

Highly qualified faculty who have expertise in online teaching and are practitioner-scholars in the field of literacy.

Fully accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Drexel's teacher education programs are approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

Flexible, completely online degree program that fits easily into your busy work and personal schedule.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Theories of Reading and Writing

Understanding Literacy Through Sociocultural Perspectives

Reading and Writing in the Content Areas (7-12)

Constructing Meaning Through Reading and Writing

Literacy and Evaluation

Responding to Children's and Young Adult Literature

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-05-23 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

Credits

31 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

Other requirements

General requirements

A bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution with a GPA of 3.0 or higher (graduate degree GPA will be considered along with the undergraduate GPA)

Current Teacher Certification

Tuition Fee

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International

34441 USD/full

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1111 USD per credit
National

34441 USD/full

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1111 USD per credit
In-State

34441 USD/full

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 1111 USD per credit

Funding

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