Reading Education

A+ for Early Reading Instruction

Licensed teachers who want to gain a reading license or become reading specialists will fulfill the needed requirements through the reading concentration coursework, which incorporates the latest information and research in assessing, diagnosing and remediating reading difficulties, as well as aids student in becoming certified Orton Gillingham tutors. 

Gordon offers a comprehensive course schedule including human development, literature, multicultural education, special education, technology, and assessment. The professors provide meaningful opportunities in the field for research, reflection, assessment, and instruction while providing the training and the tools for students to provide quality, individualized literacy instruction.

Gordon College’s undergraduate elementary teacher preparation program is one of only 15 in the U.S. to earn an A+ by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) for its strong commitment to evidence-based reading instruction—an approach used in all of Gordon’s undergraduate and graduate education programs.

Science of Reading Certificate

Build confidence in supporting all developing readers. Earn a Graduate Certificate in the Science of Reading where the courses are all online and asynchronous. You can sign up for sessions that start in the Fall, Winter, or Summer. The Science of Reading Certificate program is stackable.

Through completion of this advanced graduate certificate program, you should be equipped to:

• Identify and describe the components of structured literacy and their significance in the process of learning to read
• Identify and describe diverse profiles of reading difficulties, including dyslexia
• Administer and interpret diagnostic reading assessments
• Design interventions grounded in evidence-based practice

Following successful program application, the courses completed for this certificate may be applied to one of Gordon’s Reading Specialist programs, including licensure-only, M.Ed., or Ed.S.

To enroll, you must have a bachelor's degree and applicable teaching license (or the completion of EDU 533 Structured Literacy and EDU 543 Science of Effective Literacy Instruction) and a brief personal statement of interest in the program.