Florida Reading Endorsement (Plan A)
This plan is for Florida teachers who already have certification and who want to add a reading endorsement to their credentials. Candidates must submit transcripts for course count transcript analysis to the Florida Department of Education for Florida Reading Endorsement at the completion of their coursework. The coursework for this plan can be taken online and/or face-to-face.
State of Florida Requirements: A bachelor's degree or higher with certification in an academic, degreed vocation, administrative, or specialty class coverage and fifteen (15) semester hours of reading in the following areas:
Area A: Basic Foundations (6 Hours)
Understanding reading as a process of student engagement in both fluent decoding of words and construction of meaning.
RED 5355: Teaching Reading in Elementary Schools (3 hours)
(This course addresses Reading Competencies 1, 2, & 4.)
RED 5337: Teaching Reading in the Secondary School (3 hours)
(This course addresses Reading Competencies 1, 2, & 4.)
Area B: Assessment/Diagnosis (3 Hours)
Administration and interpretation of instructional assessments to include screening, diagnosis, and progress monitoring with purposes of prevention, identification, and remediation of reading difficulties.
RED 6546: Diagnosis of Reading Difficulties (3 hours)
(This course addresses Reading Competency 3.)
Area C: Remediation (3 Hours)
Understanding how to prescribe, differentiate instruction, and utilize appropriate strategies and materials based upon scientifically based reading research in order to address the prevention, identification, and remediation of reading difficulties in order to increase reading performance.
RED 6548: Remediation of Reading Difficulties (3 hours)
(This course addresses Reading Competency 5.)
Area D: Practicum (3 Hours)
A supervised practicum to obtain practical experience in increasing the reading performance of a student(s) with the prescription and utilization of appropriate strategies and materials based upon scientifically based reading research to address the prevention, identification, and remediation of reading difficulties.
RED 6941: Practicum in Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Difficulties (3 hours)
(This course addresses Reading Competency 6.)
NOTE:
The graduate courses in this Reading Endorsement plan are applicable toward the M.Ed. degree leading to Florida Reading Teacher Certification. However, it is imperative that interested individuals meet with a Reading Education program advisor in planning the M.Ed. coursework.
It is expected that candidates pursuing the Reading Endorsement at UF will take at least 12 credit hours of the required coursework at UF except by permission of a Reading Education faculty advisor.
