Literacy Add-On Certifications
The Spadoni College of Education and Social Sciences offers the coursework licensed educators may use to apply for add-on certification by the South Carolina Department of Education for Literacy Teacher and Literacy Coach. The coursework provides an in-depth study of literacy foundations and assessment, coaching, teaching methods, curriculum development, and supervision of reading programs.
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Literacy Teacher Add-on Certification
To apply for the Literacy Teacher certification, the South Carolina State Department of Education has the following requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Initial or professional certification at the early childhood, elementary, middle, secondary, or K-12 level
- Minimum qualifying score(s) on the content area examination(s) required by the State Board of Education
- Two years of successful teaching experience
- Specialized preparation - graduate courses as shown below
Required Courses
- EDLL 600: Advanced Reading Theory: Philosophical, Historical, and Sociological Foundations of Reading (3 hours)
Offered Fall, Summer I - EDLL 604: Practicum in Literacy Assessment and Evaluation* (3 hours)
Offered Fall, Spring - EDLL 616 (for EC/Elem)* (3 hours)
Offered Spring, Summer 2
or
EDLL 617: Content Literacy (middle/secondary)* (3 hours)
Offered Summer 2 - EDLL 608: Instructional Strategies and Materials in Literacy* (3 hours)
Offered Fall, Summer 1
*Practicum experiences are embedded within these courses.
Literacy Coach Add-on Certification
To apply for the Literacy Coach certification, the South Carolina State Department of Education has the following requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree
- Initial or professional certification at the early childhood, elementary, middle, secondary, or K-12 level
- Minimum qualifying score(s) on the content area examination(s) required by the State Board of Education
- Five years of successful teaching experience
- 12 Semester hours of courses required for the Literacy Teacher certification
- Specialized preparation – graduate courses shown below
Required Courses
- EDLL 620 : Literacy Assessment and Instruction for Diverse Populations* (3 hours)
Offered Summer 1 - EDLL 621: Developing Literacy Teacher - Leaders within School Communities* (3 hours)
Offered Summer 2 - EDLL 622 : Action Research in Literacy Coaching* (3 hours)
Offered Fall
*Practicum experiences are embedded within these courses.
Information
Jennifer Altieri, Ph.D.
Professor, Coordinator, Literacy Education
Prince Building 122A
843-349-2669
jaltieri@coastal.edu