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Reading/Language Arts

See yourself as a reading specialist and teacher of reading.  See yourself in an accredited program, approved by the New Jersey State Board of Education for preparation of certified reading specialists and teachers of reading. (36 semester hours)

Program Description
This degree program prepares students to become reading specialists and teachers or reading in school and other settings.  The program is approved by the New Jersey State Board of Education for preparation of certified reading specialists and teachers or reading.  Because the program is nationally accredited (NCATE), graduates qualify for reading specialist certification in states across the country including Pennsylvania, New York, and Delaware.

The program incorporates a theory-based curriculum that defines reading and writing as language processes.  Translation of the theoretical base occurs in three practicum experiences in the Rider University Center for Reading and Writing, a learning center considered one of the best in the nation.  In this setting, students assess students with disabilities in language, learning, reading and writing, listening and speaking, and also students who are gifted in these areas as well.  Remedial, developmental and gifted programs are used in the Center with children of all ages, grades, and abilities.  The experiences in the Center replicate, as much as possible, a classroom as well as a basic skills and resource room settings.  A professional faculty trained in this integrated language arts approach and certified as reading specialists assist and supervise in the training process.

Master of Arts in Reading/Language Arts and Teacher Preparation Combined Program
Many states require teacher certification as a prerequisite for the reading specialist certification (e.g. New Jersey).  Students may combine the master of arts in language arts with the teacher certification program.  A student interested in enrolling in both programs must make application to each.  Some courses fill reciprocal requirements.  Program advisors will guide students to select courses appropriately.

For more information on this program, please contact:

Susan Mandel Glazer, Ed.D. Professor, Coordinator, Reading/Language Arts; Director, Center for Reading and Writing Office: Maurer Building 108 Phone: 609-896-5000 x7189 Fax: (609)896-5362 Email: glazer@rider.edu