MSDE Teaching Certificate Reading Requirements

Looking for a reading course in Maryland?

Please view MSDE's list of approved reading coursework.

Interested in local offerings, consider checking out the following experiences at the College of Southern Maryland (CSM):

EDU-1085-84271 Processes Acquis of Literacy- Runs from 3/23/2023 - 5/5/2023
EDU-1085-85175 Processes Acquis of Literacy- Runs from 5/11/2023 - 6/28/2023
EDU-1085-85180 Processes Acquis of Literacy- Runs from 7/10/2023 - 8/25/2023
EDU-1085-87619 Processes Acquis of Literacy- Runs from 9/5/2023 - 12/18/2023
EDU-1085-87629 Processes Acquis of Literacy- Runs from 11/2/2023 - 12/18/2023

TED-2100-85302 Instruction in Literacy- Runs from 5/10/2023 - 6/28/2023
TED-2100-87922 Instruction in Literacy- Runs from 9/5/2023 - 10/23/2023

TED-2101-84395 Assessment of Literacy- Runs from 3/20/2023 - 5/5/2023
TED-2101-85305 Assessment of Literacy- Runs from 7/10/2023 - 8/25/2023
TED-2101-88039 Assessment of Literacy- Runs from 10/31/2023 - 12/18/2023
TED-2101-88040 Assessment of Literacy- Runs from 10/31/2023 - 12/18/2023

TED-2102-84396 Materials Teaching Literacy- Runs from 3/20/2023 - 5/5/2023
TED-2102-85306- Materials Teaching Literacy- Runs from 7/10/2023 - 8/25/2023

TED-2500-85303 Lit in the Content Area I- Runs from 5/10/2023 - 6/28/2023
TED-2500-88034 Lit in the Content Area I- Runs from 9/5/2023 - 10/23/2023

TED-2501-84397 Lit in the Content Area II- Runs from 3/20/2023 - 5/5/2023
TED-2501-85307 Lit in the Content Area II- Runs from 7/10/2023 - 8/25/2023
TED-2501-88043 Lit in the Content Area II- Runs from 10/31/2023 - 12/18/2023

Apply online or contact CSM admissions at 301-934-2251 if you are interested in any of the above opportunities.

Elementary

Certificate holders with certification in early childhood education, elementary education, and special education Infant-3 and 1-8 are required to complete 12 semester hours in reading, which shall include:

Processes and acquisition of reading skills
Methods of teaching reading
Reading assessment
Materials for teaching reading

Secondary

Certificate holders with certification in a secondary content area, special education 6- Adult, PreK-12 disciplines and library media specialist are required to complete 6 semester hours in reading, which shall include:

Types of reading
Reading assessment
Reading instruction
Strategies for intrinsic and extrinsic motivation for reading
Teaching students to learn from text
Processing multimedia information and strategies to connect reading with study skills
Integrating content area goals with reading goals

These courses are typically titled "Literacy in the Content Area" or "Reading in the Content Area."