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REQUIREMENTS:

The applicant must Hold a Valid Type B Louisiana teaching certificate.

The applicant must hold an advanced degree from a regionally accredited institution.

COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Included in or beyond the advanced degree of study must be 12 graduate hours of coursework in reading education including:

  1. READ 520: Foundations or survey of reading instruction -- 3 semester hours
    (Diagnosis and correction of reading difficulties including a testing/tutorial practicum under the supervision of qualified personnel) -- 6 semester hours
  2. READ 523
  3. READ 524
  4. READ 510: Reading in the content areas -- 3 semester hours

Reading Specialist Certification will be valid in the teaching of grades 1-12.

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