Who is required to be Reading Endorsed?

• Any K-12 teacher, including ESE and ESOL, who:
  • Provides intensive reading intervention (i.e., MTSS Tier 3)
  • Teach 6-12 grade Reading classes.
  • Teaches reading to retained 3^rd graders, including summer camp students.
• Literacy Coaches
• District personnel who supervise or direct teacher preparation students during internships will be required to have a certificate or endorsement in reading if:
  • Internship takes place in a kindergarten through grade 3 setting.
  • Teacher preparation candidate is enrolled in any of the following programs:
    • Elementary Education (grades K-6)
    • Prekindergarten-Primary Education (Age 3 through grade 3)
    •  Middle Grades English (grades 5-9)
    • English (grades 6-12)
    • Reading (grades K-12)
    • Reading (endorsement)
    • English to Speakers of Other Languages (grades K-12)

Routes to the Reading Endorsement

Option 1: There are five courses required for the Reading Endorsement.

Each course is grounded in research that addresses the six components of reading as a process:

1. Phonological Awareness
2. Phonics
3. Fluency
4. Oral Language
5. Vocabulary
6. Comprehension

The courses also include the application of research-based reading assessment, reading instruction, and the application and foundations of differentiation.

Option 1 can be completed through:

• The Schultz Center (register through PLN)
•  UF Flamingo Literacy Matrix  (register HERE)
  • After completing the Literacy Matrix, please request that UF add the statement "Congratulations on your successful completion of the UF Flamingo Literacy Matrix Competencies 1-5 for the Reading Endorsement" to transcript once all competencies have been completed prior to applying for the endorsement.

Option 2:  Complete any state approved university Reading Endorsement Program

After completing the requirements to earn a reading endorsement, log into your FLDOE account and complete the District Add Endorsement Application.