Contact Information
- Academic Program Director: TBD
- Academic Advisor: Terri Taylor
Introduction/Overview
The Reading and Literacy Added Authorization (RLAA) allows a candidate who currently holds a teaching credential to assess student reading and provide reading instruction in response to those assessments. Holders of the RLAA are also authorized to develop, implement, and adapt the reading content curriculum and assist classroom teachers in these areas at one or more school sites.
Program Outcomes
As a result of this program, candidates will:
- Apply current evidence-based and developmentally appropriate strategies in the following areas: oral language development, word analysis, fluency, vocabulary development, listening and reading comprehension, and written language development
- Demonstrate mastery of basic principles of assessment by evaluating the needs of all students through the use of formative and summative assessment
- Implement appropriate literacy learning strategies using differentiated instruction
- Demonstrate support of excellence in teaching reading and provide appropriate intervention strategies
