For prospective students holding an Instructional I certificate, or its equivalent, certification as a Reading Specialist (K–12) can be arranged for a student without the student needing to enroll in LBC’s MEd degree program. This non-degree certification option consists of 30 credits and a non-credit Orientation Seminar. The curriculum is designed as follows:

(All courses are three credits unless noted differently)

Professional Core (12 credits) 

• ORI 500         Orientation Seminar (0 credit)
• CRT 513         Assessment Measures for Special Students
• CRT 599         Seminar and Project in Action Research (6 credits)
• RSC 529         A Collaborative Team Approach for Inclusion 

Certification Core (18 credits) 

• CRT 548         Instructional Strategies for the Disabled Reader & Writer
• RSC 524         Children’s Literature for Instruction
• RSC 526         Diagnostic Assessment & Analysis for the Classroom Teacher
• RSC 527         Diagnostic Reading Instruction
• SEC 539         Legislation Dictating Special Services
• SEC 535         Management Strategies for Special Students in the Regular Classroom