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-degree program
- Receive cross endorsement certification 102- Remedial
Reading/Remedial Language Arts
The Connecticut Alternate Route to Certification (ARC) program prepares individuals to receive their initial certification to teach in a variety of academic subjects. ARC is a division of the Connecticut Department of Higher Education. For more information, call 860-947-1300 or go to http://www.ctdhe.org/arc.
Purposes
- Address shortage of certified reading specialists
- Enable classroom teachers to acquire special expertise
- Increase literacy skills of Connecticut’s
school children
- 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 1, 2008
Part I: Summer 2008
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July 7- August 1, 2008 |
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| Hours: |
9:00 AM – 2:30 PM Monday - Friday |
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| Content: |
Instruction in:
Theory and practice in the fundamentals of language and literacy tests, measurements,
assessment, and evaluation in reading and language arts; supervised clinical
practice |
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Part II: Academic
Year 2008-2009: Saturday
Lectures (monthly)
| Dates: |
September 13, 2008 |
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October 4, 2008 |
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November 15, 2008 |
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December 6, 2008 |
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January 10, 2009 (snow date: Jan. 24) |
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February 7, 2009 (snow date: Feb. 21) |
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March 14, 2009 |
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April 4, 2009 |
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May 9, 2009 |
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| Hours: |
9:00 AM – 2:00 PM |
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| 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 2008-2009: 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. |
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Part III: Summer 2009
| Dates: |
In July – to be determined |
| Hours: |
9:00 AM – 2:30 PM Monday through Friday |
| Content: |
Culminating Group Project |
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Application Requirements
Individuals who meet the Candidate Requirements outlined above must submit the following:
| Feb. 1, '08 |
Application deadline for the 08-09
AAP program |
| Feb.- Mar.'08 |
Interviews with candidates |
| Mar. 31, '08 |
Notification of acceptance into program |
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Non-refundable
application fee: $50.00
Tuition
for entire three-part program: $4,200.00
(to be paid in four installments – dates to
be set at time of acceptance to program)
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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