K-12 reading specialist certification is designed for teachers who wish to gain additional competencies which will enable them to work effectively with learners, teachers, and K-12 school-community personal in improving reading instruction in the schools. The reading teacher endorsement is a 24-semester-hour requirement for reading teachers whose major teaching assignment is reading in other then a self-contained classroom. This is a teaching qualification on an existing certificate or an endorsement on a new certificate.
Students who wish to be evaluated for certification as a K-12 reading specialist should review the procedure For Transcript Evaluation for Type 10 K-12 Reading Specialist Certificate. NIU graduates from before 2002 or from other institutions must complete the form: Request for Transcript Evaluation for Type 10 K-12 Reading Specialist.
Individuals who graduated from the NIU master’s program in Literacy Education with the focus on reading from 2002 to the present can access the application materials using the links below to apply for the Type 10. K-12 Reading Specialized Certificate through the NIU entitlement program.
To apply for the Type 10 K-12 Reading Specialist Certificate, please follow the instructions and fill out the forms provided below.
To apply for the Reading Teacher Endorsement, please follow the instructions and fill out the forms provided below.
Approval to teach English as a second language and bilingual education can be earned through a program of 18 semester hours of combined courses in the Departments of Literacy Education, English, and Leadership, Educational Psychology and Foundations. These approvals must be attached to a Type 03 (elementary) or Type 04 (early childhood) Type 09 (secondary) teacher certificate. For more information about classes offered at NIU toward either or both the ESL and/or the bilingual teacher approval, open this document (see attachment).