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

• EDU-1085 Processes Acquis of Literacy (3 Credits)

• TED-2100 Instruction in Literacy (3 Credits)

• TED-2101 Assessment of Literacy (3 Credits)

• TED-2102 Materials Teaching Literacy (3 Credits)

• TED-2500 Lit in the Content Area I (3 Credits)

• TED-2501 Lit in the Content Area II (3 Credits)

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

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

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."