School of Education Certificate
Reading and Language Arts Consultant (097) Certification
DAS Sixth-Year Diploma of Advanced Studies, 097
This program is no longer available to incoming students.
The Literacy Education Sixth-Year Diploma of Advanced Studies (DAS) program Reading and Language Arts Consultant (097) certification is designed to prepare educators for leadership positions in elementary, middle, and secondary schools.
Curriculum
Preparing literacy leaders
This program uses the International Literacy Association’s Standards for the Preparation of Literacy Professionals to prepare educators as literacy leaders. The goals for the Reading and Language Arts Consultant certification program are as follows:
The literacy leader’s role
The program prepares the student for the role of a literacy leader who can accomplish the following: organizing, supervising, and enhancing literacy programs; coordinating the instruction and assessment of students in reading and language arts; guiding, improving, and enriching reading and language arts instruction in all content areas; and collaborating with teachers, administrators, parents, and other literacy leaders. This program is a nationally recognized program by the International Literacy Association.
Foundations and instruction
Literacy professionals understand the theoretical and evidence-based foundations of reading and writing processes and instruction, and use instructional approaches, materials, and an integrated, comprehensive, balanced curriculum to support learning in reading and writing.
Assessment
Literacy professionals use a variety of assessment tools and practices to plan and evaluate effective reading and writing instruction.
A literate environment
Literacy professionals create and engage their students in literacy practices that develop awareness, understanding, respect, and a valuing of differences in our society, create a literate environment that fosters reading and writing by integrating foundational knowledge, instructional practices, approaches and methods, curriculum materials, and the appropriate use of assessments, and recognize the importance of, demonstrate, and facilitate professional learning and leadership as a career-long effort and responsibility.
Admission requirements
How to apply
Applicants must have completed an appropriate master’s degree, must have a valid teaching certificate (or be eligible for Connecticut certification) in elementary, middle, or secondary education; must have completed a minimum of thirty months of successful classroom teaching experience; and must have completed all state required tests. Upon the completion of the Planned Program with appropriate coursework, field experiences, performance assessments, and the demonstration of required certification competencies, including passing scores on the Connecticut Reading Specialist Test, a student may apply for the Reading and Language Arts Consultant certification (097).
Program prerequisites
- A valid Connecticut teaching certificate (or proof of eligibility)
- An appropriate regionally accredited master’s degree
- At least two letters of recommendation from persons able to testify to suitability as a prospective teacher and the potential for graduate-level work
- An essay demonstrating a command of the English language and setting out the reasons for wanting to enroll in the program and emphasizing experience relevant to teaching
- A successful interview with the program director
- Completion of at least 30 school months of successful classroom teaching experience
Required materials
- Application
- Official transcripts for each institution attended
- Copy of your Connecticut teaching certificate
- Proof of 30 months of teaching. Your employer should provide documentation on letterhead with a current date.
- Applicants for the 097 certification licensure must hold a 102 CT certification and have completed an additional 10 months of successful classroom teaching with the 102 certification
- International transcripts must include an official course-by-course evaluation of all academic work from www.naces.org.
- International applicants: Please consult our international admission requirements, or for specific queries, contact your admissions officer.
Deadlines
Course catalog
Every course, in full
View all courses offered and read full course descriptions in our online course catalog system.
Educational psychology
1 course
3 credits
Educational psychology
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EDUC 509 | Psychological Foundations in Education |
Children's or adolescent literature
2 courses
3 credits
Children's or adolescent literature
Special education
1 course
3 credits
Special education
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EDUC 564 | Education of the Exceptional Student |
Tests and measurements
1 course
3 credits
Tests and measurements
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EDUC 558 | Evaluation of Instructional Outcomes |
Curriculum: Methods and materials in teaching language arts
3 courses
3 credits
Curriculum: Methods and materials in teaching language arts
Second language learning and acquisition
1 course
1 credit
Second language learning and acquisition
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EDUC 570 | Instruction for English Language Learning |
Developmental reading
3 courses
6 credits
Developmental reading
Diagnosis and intervention of reading and language arts difficulties
1 course
3 credits
Diagnosis and intervention of reading and language arts difficulties
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EDUC 571 | Diagnosis and Intervention of Reading and Language Arts Difficulties |
Clinical field experience
2 courses
7 credits
Clinical field experience
Advanced reading and language arts diagnosis
1 course
2 credits
Advanced reading and language arts diagnosis
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EDUC 572 | Advanced Diagnosis of Reading and Language Arts Difficulties |
Organization, administration, and supervision of reading
3 courses
4 credits
Organization, administration, and supervision of reading
Reading and language arts consultant practicum and applied research
1 course
6 credits
Reading and language arts consultant practicum and applied research
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EDLD 683 | Internship for the Reading and Language Arts Consultant |
Choose independent study or thesis research
Independent study
2 courses
Independent study
Thesis research
1 course
Thesis research
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| EDUC 695 | Advanced Thesis Research-Sixth Year |
Students need to complete all requirements on their planned program of study, inclusive of the final degree requirement, coursework in technology, instruction for the English language learner, and working with students with dyslexia. Students need to pass all performance assessments and all requisite exams for licensure, including the Reading Specialist exam.
* Prerequisite requirements may be met by taking an undergraduate or graduate course with a grade of at least a “B”
** Initial program requirements may be met through completion of the following courses at the master’s or sixth-year level
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