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Reading and Literacy Added Authorization and Leadership Specialist Credential

What's New?

  • A Frequently Asked Questions [PDF]
    Compiled questions and responses from the recent webcast and other inquiries on the new Reading and Literacy Added Authorization and Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential.
  • A technical assistance webcast was held January 31, 2011 for programs transitioning to the revised Reading Specialist program standards. All materials for the webcast can be found at that site or are provided below. Here is the powerpoint for this presentation [PDF]

Reading and Literacy Added Authorization and Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential Program Standards

On September 30, 2010, the Commission on Teacher Credentialing adopted the revised standards for the Reading and Literacy Added Authorization and Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential Program Standards. The term "added authorization" has replaced the term "certificate." See below for background on the process of revising these standards.

There are approximately 40 Reading Certificate/Credential programs in California. Each program must determine when it will transition to the revised standards with January 2013 as the deadline for all programs.

The following documents will assist programs in this process:

  1. Please describe the process your program engaged in to address the revised standards.

  2. Describe the changes that your program will be making to your courses and field experiences to address the revised standards. Please also provide your timeline for implementing your newly revised courses and field experiences.
  • Segmented Reading and Literacy Added Authorization/Credential Standards Narrative Template [MS Word]
    This document provides assistance in writing your program document. The standards have been segmented into topic areas in a table with a column for your response and links to documentation. Using this template is voluntary.

  • Matrix [MS Word]
    This document is a crosswalk between the old standards and the new standards. It contains suggestions for how to use the table.
  • New Topic Table [MS Word]
    This table helps programs locate where new topics in the revised standards can be found.

  • Sample Transition Plan [PDF]
    This document is a sample transition plan prepared by another program.

  • RLAA Planning Documen [MS Word]
    This document can be adjusted to include the topics or course titles programs will be revising for new Standards 1-5. To assist faculty in preparing program assessment documents, programs can determine which standard segments will be addressed in which courses.

  • RLLSC Planning Document [MS Word]
    This document can be adjusted to include the topics or course titles programs will be revising for new Standards 6-10. To assist faculty in preparing program assessment documents, programs can determine which standard segments will be addressed in which courses.

  • Program Assessment Sample [MS Word]
    This document is an example (from another program) of how a standard segment can be addressed by narrative explanation and links to documentation showing "how," "when," and "where" programs are meeting each part of each standard. Programs can use the document above: Segmented Reading and Literacy Added Authorization/Credential Standards Narrative Template to address all standard segments in this way.

Background for the Work of the Reading Specialist Advisory Panel

Resources Used by Advisory Panel

Updated February 9, 2011