Fort Hays State University Virtual College

Literacy Coach Certificate

No Child Left Behind legislation requires evaluative skills beyond what is possessed by many otherwise qualified teachers.  This program is designed to develop practicing teachers’ proficiency in a set of core conceptual competencies and skills in the area of reading and writing.  Teachers desiring to participate in this program must hold a valid teaching license with a minimum of two years of full time teaching experience by the completion of this program.  THIS IS NOT A LICENSURE PROGRAM.  Students must complete all coursework with a minimum GPA of 3.25.  Students will then receive a Certificate of Completion from the Fort Hays State University Teacher Education Department. 

Required Courses:

READ 882 Trends in Language Arts 3 credit hours
READ 883 Clinical Reading Diagnosis and Remediation     3 credit hours

READ 885 The School Reading Program

3 credit hours
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED FOR CERTIFICATE 9 credit hours