About the program
If you are a licensed teacher, the ReadOregon program offers you an opportunity to earn a Reading Intervention endorsement that can be added to your current Oregon teaching license. You can also choose to complete a 12-credit reading certificate of completion which can be added to your resume. All courses are online and asynchronous. Since courses are aligned to the International Literacy Association’s most recent standards and integrate emerging technologies designed for PreK-12 classrooms, the ReadOregon curriculum is steeped in strategies, research, and tools that you can apply immediately to your instruction in all grade levels and content areas.
The practicum course of weekly modules is a 90-hour experience where you will implement your learning in an actual classroom. Demonstrate your knowledge of literacy through your instruction and by creating a digital portfolio. At different points in the practicum, your university supervisor will visit with you, observe a lesson, and provide feedback, all done virtually. Since the portfolio is embedded within the weekly modules and each module revisits one of ReadOregon’s main themes, you will complete the portfolio by identifying an artifact related to each theme and explain its connection.
By design, the ReadOregon program offers you a rich professional development opportunity in literacy instruction, assessment, research, and theory.
Our graduates
Advance your career, build practical skills for the classroom, and enrich your knowledge of reading, literacy, and learning. As a graduate of ReadOregon, you will be qualified to become a reading specialist, literacy coach, consultant, and district-level reading and language arts coordinator.
ReadOregon is designed to prepare specialized teachers who understand how to incorporate students’ languages and cultures into relevant literacy pedagogy. The program has a particular focus on marginalized and struggling students who need access to high-quality teaching and learning that maximizes literacy development. In addition, ReadOregon is dedicated to preparing teachers who can develop effective interventions through the assessment and identification of learning difficulties related to literacy. The program serves to equip the state of Oregon with highly qualified literacy teachers who can make a direct impact on the improvement of reading achievement of children and adolescents in Oregon schools.
Why PSU?
Portland State University’s College of Education is uniquely qualified to offer the ReadOregon program, as it is accredited through both the Council for Accreditation of Educator Preparation and the state’s Teacher and Standards Practices Commission. All instructors have graduate degrees and practical experience that they use in their instruction, making the learning opportunities they provide relevant and authentic. Their deep commitment to equity, diversity, cultural competence, and inclusivity results in a high-quality program that uses practical technologies, constructivist teaching methods, and caring approaches to deliver a professional development experience suited to your needs.