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Reading Certificates
The Reading Certificate authorizes the holder to assess student reading and provide reading instruction in response to those assessments. Certificate holders may perform the following services at one or more school sites at the grade levels authorized by their prerequisite teaching credential:
- Develop and implement reading curriculum
- Adapt reading content curriculum
- Assist classroom teachers in these areas
Information for All Candidates
California Prepared Candidates
Out-of-State Prepared Candidates
The The Reading Certificate Credential can only be issued to individuals who have completed a Commission-approved professional preparation program at a California college or university and obtaining their formal recommendation for the credential. Click here [PDF] for more information.
Out-of-Country Prepared Candidates
The The Reading Certificate Credential can only be issued to individuals who have completed a Commission-approved professional preparation program at a California college or university and obtaining their formal recommendation for the credential. Click here [PDF] for more information.
Additional Resources
- Commission-Approved Professional Preparation Programs
- Title 5 California Code of Regulations Section 80014 - External Webpage...
- Education Code 44254 - External Webpage...



