Advanced Certificate in Literacy
Leadership Coach
Overview:
The Advanced Certificate Literacy Leadership Coach is a
15-credit certificate. The certificate enables
literacy/reading specialists to acquire the skills to lend
sustained instructional support to teachers and district leaders on
a one-to-one basis, in small groups, by grade level, by department
or by skills level. By developing skills in demonstration,
observation, and engaged conversations, the literacy coach will
assist teachers to improve literacy instruction for all students
through research-based practices. This certificate will also
provide the candidate with the ability to use data-driven,
evidence-based information to identify problems and make
appropriate educational decisions to improve literacy learning
especially for English Language, special needs and academically
struggling learners.
Program Benefits:
- Become a skilled collaborator who functions in elementary,
middle and high school settings with literacy teachers and content
area teachers.
- Use disaggregated student data to determine learning
priorities, monitor progress, and help sustain continuous
improvement.
- Expand literacy teachers’ content knowledge with research-based
instructional strategies to help students meet rigorous academic
standards and prepare them to use various types of literacy
assessments appropriately.
- Advocate at local, state and federal levels for needed
organizational and instructional change to promote literacy
improvement.
- Be effective coaches who can develop and implement
research-based strategies to improve literacy instruction with all
students, particularly English language and diverse learners.
The career objectives of the Advanced
Certificate include the opportunity for educators to become
literacy coaches, researchers, school building leaders, literacy
advocates, and professors in higher education literacy
programs.
15-Credit Program
Download the
program planning sheet
This certificate is for those who have a Master's Degree in
Literacy.
- EDU 3283 - Research and Strategies in Literacy Leadership
- EDU 3285 - Research Perspectives in Literacy
- EDU 9004 - Content Area Instruction to
Linguistically/Culturally Diverse Learners
- EDU 9716 - Curriculum and Instructional Design for Teaching
Literacy to Individuals with Exceptionalities
- EDU 5650 - School-Based Data Analysis
Courses can be applied to the Ph.D. in Literacy
Program
Certification:
This Advanced Certificate does not have a
certification by the State as yet, but it is registered with New
York State as a recognized certificate. A certificate of completion
will be provided by St. John’s University.
Admission Requirements:
- A master's degree in education
- Initial certification
- Official transcripts showing a B (3.0 GPA) or better
average
-
Completed application
- Application fee
- Essay
What You Need To Know:
- St. John’s OPEID # 00282300
- Program Name: Literacy Leadership Coach
- College/School: The School of
Education
- Program Level: Advanced Certificate
- CIP Code and Description:
13.1315 Reading Teacher Education
- Normal Length of Program: Two semesters and
one summer session (Please note that students can work on their own
pace so actual length of time to complete the program may
vary.)
- Related Occupations: Standard Occupational
Classification (SOC) code of 11-9039.00
Education Administrators, All Other
- Tuition, Fees, Books, & Room & Board
Costs: Tuition, Fees, Room & and Board Costs are based
on prevailing rate of the year in which courses applicable
certificate program are taken. Please visit http://www.stjohns.edu/services/financial/bursar/tuition
- Median Federal Student Loan Debt: There were
no graduates in the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Median Private Loan Debt: There were no
graduates in the 2011-2012 academic year.
- Program Completion in Normal Time: There were
no graduates in the 2011-2012 academic year.
- 2012 Job Placement Rate: There were no
graduates in the 2011-2012 academic year
Application Procedure:
Students not currently enrolled at St. John’s University can
request an application and information about the program at each of
our four campuses.