Required Courses

The Cohort Model

Candidates move through the program with a supportive group of peers, a cohort. A cohort may have candidates from the same district or from across districts. We encourage districts and candidates to identify colleagues who may have an interest in this program to apply as a cohort.

Course Delivery

Candidates for the graduate certificate/endorsement in reading take one to two courses per semester; beginning with the summer session. Subsequent courses are delivered via audio conference and the internet, with the exception of the on-campus three-week Reading Practica (ED676) during the second summer session.

Statewide Reading Consortium

University of Alaska Southeast (UAS) and University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) offer the first seven core courses through a statewide consortium. Depending upon availability and director’s approval, UAS candidates can transfer a maximum of nine credit hours from UAF.

Course Sequence

ED 671 Language Reading and Culture (3)
ED 674 Developing Reading ECE-12 (3)
ED 675 Reading and Cognition (3)
ED 676 Reading Instruction and Assessment I (3)
ED 677 Reading Instruction and Assessment II (3)
ED 678 Literature and Reading, Supporting Readers at All Levels (3)
ED 679 Reading and Literacy in the Content Areas (3)
ED 696 Reading Teacher as Leader (3)
ED 626 Classroom Research (Teacher Research) (3)
ED 628 Technology in Instructional Design (3)
Ed 698 Masters Project or Portfolio (3)
(33 credits)

Course descriptions can be found in the UAS Catalog. 

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All education programs through the School of Education at University of Alaska Southeast are accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education, a performance-based teacher accrediting body for schools, colleges, and departments of education recognized by the Alaska Department of Education and Early Development, the U.S. Department of Education, and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.