Reading & Literacy Added Authorization

Candidates who currently hold a valid California teaching credential are eligible to apply to the Reading & Literacy Added Authorization program (formerly the Reading Certificate). The Reading & Literacy Added Authorization is a state certification that authorizes the holder to assess student reading and to provide literacy instruction in response to those assessments. It also authorizes its holders to develop, implement, and adapt the reading content curriculum and to assist classroom teachers in these areas.

Candidates who have a personal and/or professional interest in reading and literacy, but who do not hold a California single or multiple subject credential, are welcome to apply to the program, but do not receive the Added Authorization upon completion.

For candidates wishing to combine the Reading and Literacy authorization coursework with a Master of Arts degree, we invite you to explore the M.A. in Educational Studies, a program with a high degree of flexibility in its curriculum.