Reading 1.01
Assessment System Chart
Criteria
Knowledge
 3.0 Undergrad GPA
 3.0 Education GPA
 Initial RI teaching certificate
Skills
 One year classroom teaching
experience (or in first year)
 Skill in teaching
 Continued professional development
Admission
Sources of Evidence Evaluators and Review Process
Transcripts,
Teaching cert
Application review by two
faculty using rubric
Possible Decisions
Accept, deny
Candidate interview
Interview rubric
Resume,
Letters of reference
Applicant must “meet the
standard” or above on the rubrics
for admissions
Dispositions
 Clearly describes goals for graduate
study
Resume,
 Advocates need to educate all students
Letters of reference,
 Positive dispositions toward students
Personal Statement
and families
 Consideration of reflection and lifelong learning
Rationale: The reading specialist/consultant certification is an advanced certification. Therefore, candidates must submit a copy of
their initial teaching license to demonstrate initial certification. To document applicants’ readiness for advanced study, we analyze
each candidate’s academic record to ensure appropriate foundational knowledge, as demonstrated by a 3.0 undergraduate and
education GPA (as required by the URI Graduate School). Using a rubric developed for the application process, we analyze each
applicant’s resume, personal statement, and letters of recommendation for experience, success in teaching, and continued professional
development. Since dispositions are an integral part of being a professional in the field, we analyze applicants’ personal statements
and references (again using a rubric) for evidence of positive dispositions toward teaching and learning. Candidates who meet the
criteria on the application rubric are invited for an interview. Each is interviewed by two faculty members, using a standard interview
template and rubric. Candidates who meet the interview criteria are accepted into the program.
Criteria
 Successful demonstration of graduate
standing as demonstrated by
MA/Reading GPA of 3.0 or higher
 Successful progress toward IRA
Standard 1 (Foundational Knowledge)
and 2 (Instructional Strategies and
Curriculum Materials)
 Demonstration of competence in
language development (EDC527)
Prior to Internship
Sources of Evidence
Evaluators and Review
Process
IRA Task 1 (Reflective
Research Portfolio) for
Standard 1
(Foundational
Knowledge)
IRA Task 5 (Transcript
Analysis Project) for
Standard 2
(Instructional Strategies
and Curriculum
materials)
IRA tasks 1 and 5 posted to the
URI electronic portfolio;
Candidates must meet the
standard in each category of the
task rubrics; Assessment
Specialist and Reading Program
director review portfolio to
ensure tasks have been met;
Candidates must achieve a B or
better in EDC527
Possible Decisions
Proceed to Clinical
Practicum;
Continue to work toward
standard and enter
practicum with the next
cohort
B or better in EDC 527
(Language Study for
Teachers of Reading)
Rationale: In the reading program, candidates must demonstrate knowledge in several foundational areas prior to engaging in clinical
practicum or fieldwork. Candidates demonstrate mastery of IRA Standard 1 (foundational knowledge), and partial mastery of Standard
2 (instructional strategies) through meeting the standard on a reflective research portfolio task and a transcript analysis task,
maintaining a cumulative graduate GPA of 3.0 (B) or better overall, and in courses that where candidates study language development
and methods of intervention.
Criteria
 GPA of 3.0 or higher
 Successful completion of eight (8) IRA
tasks
 Successful completion of
Comprehensive Examinations
Recommendation for Licensure
Sources of Evidence
Evaluators and Review
Process
IRA tasks 1-8
IRA tasks 1-8 posted to the URI
electronic portfolio; Candidates
Comprehensive
must meet the standard in each
Examinations
category of the task rubrics;
Assessment Specialist and
Reading Program director
review portfolio to ensure tasks
have been met; Two faculty
assess Comprehensive Exams
using SOE Comp Exam rubric
Possible Decisions
Recommend or do not
recommend for licensure
Rationale: To be recommended for licensure, candidates must have met IRA’s Standards for Reading Professionals at the Reading
Specialist/Literacy Coach level, demonstrated by candidates’ meeting the standard on all IRA-approved tasks. Through these tasks,
candidates demonstrate knowledge and skill in (1) Foundational Knowledge, (2) Instructional Strategies and Curriculum Materials, (3)
Assessment, (4) Literate Environment, and (5) Professional Development. Each IRA-approved task has a rubric, and candidates must
“meet the standard” on all parts of the rubric. (In a case where a candidate did not meet the standard, the candidate would revise and
resubmit the particular task within the corresponding course. Candidates are not allowed to continue in the program unless each task
is met.) Additionally, candidates must demonstrate competence throughout course and practicum work (not simply the required tasks)
by maintaining a GPA of 3.0 (B) or higher. Candidates also must demonstrate their readiness by successfully completing a
comprehensive examination.