Advanced Alternative Preparation (AAP) for Literacy Specialist

If you hold a master’s degree, you can study for cross-endorsement Certification 102 in Remedial Reading/Remedial Language Arts for Grades 1-12 through our Advanced Alternative Preparation (AAP) Program.

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

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 4, 2011

Description of Program

Part I:   Summer 2011
           
Dates:             July 5 – July 29, 2011

Hours:            9:00 AM – 2:30 PM Monday - Friday

Content:         Instruction in theory and practice in fundamentals of language and literacy and in assessment and evaluation of reading and language arts.  Supervised clinical experience in individualized literacy tutorials.

Part II:  Academic Year 2011-2012:
Saturday Lectures

Dates:   

• September 10, 2011
• October 1, 2011
• November 5, 2011
• December 3, 2011
• January 7, 2012 (snow date Jan. 21)
• February 4, 2012 (snow date Feb. 11)
• March 3, 2012
• April 14, 2012
• May 5, 2012

Hours:  9:00 AM – 2:00 P 

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 2010-2011:

 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 2012

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:

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)