Advanced Alternative Preparation (AAP) for Literacy Specialist in Reading/Language Arts Certification
Advanced Alternative Preparation (AAP) offered by Albertus Magnus College under the auspices of the Department of Higher Education’s Alternate Route to Certification Program.
- Non-credit, Non-degree program
- Receive cross endorsement certification 102- Remedial Reading/Remedial Language Arts, Grades 1 - 12
Purposes
- Address shortage of certified reading specialists
- Enable classroom teachers to acquire special expertise
- Increase literacy skills of Connecticut’s school children
Applicant Requirements
- Valid Connecticut teaching certificate
- Evidence of teaching fulltime for 5 of the past 8 years
- Master’s Degree (or 30 credits beyond baccalaureate degree)
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Completion of all application requirements by deadline:
February 2, 2009
Description of Program
Part I: Summer 2009
Dates: July 6 - July 31, 2009
Hours: 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM Monday - Friday
Content: Instruction in:
Theory and practice in the fundamentals of language and literacy; measurements, assessment, and evaluation in reading and language arts; supervised clinical practice
Part II: Academic Year 2009-2010:
Saturday Lectures (monthly)
Dates:
September 12, 2009
October 3, 2009
November 14, 2009
December 5, 2009
January 9, 2010 (snow date: Jan. 23)
February 6, 2010 (snow date: Feb. 20)
March 13, 2010
April 10, 2010
May 8, 2010
Hours: 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Content: Nine seminars designed to prepare participants to assume responsibilities as literacy specialists.
In addition to the nine seminars participants will be involved in the following activities during the academic year 2009-2010: clinical practice, consisting of work with individual or small groups of students; clinical practice, consisting of work with classroom teachers; shadowing experiences with reading specialists; reading and reflection from a professional reading list devised by each participant and his/her advisor.
An advisor will facilitate winter activities and be the liaison between the AAP candidate and his/her school, as appropriate.
Part III: Summer 2010
Dates In July - to be determined
Hours: 9:00 AM – 2:30 PM Monday through Friday
Content: Culminating Group Project
Application Requirements
- Completed and signed application form
- 3 letters of recommendation, including one from a current administrator
- Résumé
- Official transcripts from institutions of higher education
- Essay (see additional information on application form)
- Application fee ($50 check made payable to Albertus Magnus College)
- Mail completed application with other requirements to:
Cindi Bissell
Education Programs
Albertus Magnus College
700 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Important Dates
February 2, 2009: Application deadline for the 2009-2010 AAP program
Feb. - Mar. 2009: Interviews with candidates
March 31, 2009: Notification of acceptance into program
Costs
Non-refundable application fee: $50.00
Tuition for entire three-part program: $4,200.00
(to be paid in four installments – dates given at time of acceptance to program)
Contact Us
Cindi Bissell
Education Programs
Albertus Magnus College
700 Prospect Street
New Haven, CT 06511
Email: cbissell@albertus.edu
Phone: 203-773-8087
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