Reading Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential
The Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist (RLLS) Credential authorizes the holder to perform the following duties at the school site, district, and county levels in grades twelve and below, including preschool, and in classes organized primarily for adults:
- Provide direct reading intervention to students and adapt instructional routines and strategies to provide direct specialized reading instruction to students with severe reading difficulties, including monitoring and adjusting intervention instruction;
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Coordinate adoption and facilitate implementation of adopted literacy curricula, including providing training to teachers;
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Select and administer reading and literacy assessments, interpret results to determine student growth and identification of struggling students, select interventions, communicate results, and provide guidance an coaching to teachers;
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Design, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive literacy plan;
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Support students’ literacy development and inform and train teachers in literacy skills using information and communication technologies; and
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Evaluate literacy practices and report findings, guide teachers and administrators in collaborative efforts to design, implement, and evaluate local, state and/or federal programs, and plan and conduct staff development.