Graduate Certificate in K-12 Reading and Differentiated Instruction

The graduate certificate in K-12 Reading and Differentiated Instruction allows practicing teachers to advance their knowledge in reading/literacy instruction, differentiation, and personalized learning. This concentrated, 6-course graduate program is ideal if you currently have a master’s degree and seek additional coursework to help you better meet the varied individual and collective needs of different learners. If you do not have a Master’s in Education, you might want to consider our M.Ed. in Teaching degree, Elementary Reading concentration.

This graduate certificate program does not lead to state certification or licensure, nor can it be used to maintain state licensure or certification.

This program has specific admission requirements.

Upon successful completion of this certificate, the student will be able to:

• Evaluate diagnostic approaches for K-12 struggling readers across curricular areas.
• Analyze reading, differentiated, and personalized instructional strategies that positively impact student learning.
• Design instructional activities and assessments that meet the different needs of K-12 learners.