ReadOregon

The ReadOregon program is a PSU-based, fully online program that serves the entire state of Oregon, and offers:

• Oregon Reading Intervention  Endorsement Program—graduate-level, online, 24-credit reading specialist endorsement program.
• Literacy Education Course of Study—graduate-level, online, 12-credit literacy education certificate of completion for general classroom teachers.

The PSU reading endorsement program is a 24-credit program (including, 3 credits of practicum).. The program is designed to prepare students for careers as classroom teachers with specialized literacy knowledge,  reading interventionists, other types of reading specialists, literacy coaches, consultants, and district-level reading and language arts coordinators, amongst other roles. A reading intervention endorsement is also useful for classroom teachers wishing to develop stronger knowledge about literacy and about teaching students from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds.

Completion of the following coursework, the PRAXIS Specialty Area Exam in Reading, and a 90 hour practicum are required for an Oregon Reading (Intervention) Endorsement. For more information about Portland State University’s ReadOregon courses and admission, visit http://www.pdx.edu/ci/ReadOregon.