Reading Endorsement General Information

• State Board Rule 6A-4.0163 Reading Endorsement Competencies (PDF, 21KB)
• Reading Endorsement Competencies (PDF, 36KB)
• Reading Certification Brochure (PDF, 3MB)
• ESOL Certification Brochure (PDF)
  • ESOL for Reading Endorsed Teachers Reverse Crosswalk Memo (PDF)
  • Reading to ESOL - Reverse Crosswalk (PDF)
• Reading Endorsement Application Instructions
• Reading Endorsement Competencies (PDF)

Model Add-on Program
A model add-on program for the reading endorsement is available for districts to view.

Planning With the End in Mind
Provides guidance for districts to develop a cohesive instructional design for their K-12 Reading Endorsement Add-on Program.

Reading Endorsement Q & A

• Part 1
• Part 2
• Part 3

Reading Endorsement Options Funded by Just Read, Florida!

FLaRE Train the Trainers for Reading Endorsement Competencies 1 and 3 (PDF, 154KB)
Florida Literacy and Reading Excellence (FLaRE) Competencies 1 and 3

The Florida Literacy and Reading Excellence (FLaRE) Center
Visit the FLaRE website for information about competencies 4/5 and 6
FLaRE supports the Florida Department of Education initiatives by disseminating information about literacy instruction and assessment statewide. Through professional development in the Florida K-12 Reading Endorsement Competencies One, Three, Four, Five and Six inservice, the FLaRE website, dialogue with literacy professors at Florida universities, and staff development initiatives in individual schools and districts, FLaRE strives to meet the literacy professional development needs of Florida’s teachers and administrators.

Foundations of Language and Cognition (FOLAC) – Competency 1

FOLAC Memo (PDF, 64KB)
FOR-PD is an online staff development project designed to help teachers improve reading instruction for learners in grades PreK-12.

Florida Online Reading Professional Development – Competency 2

Florida Online Reading Professional Development
FOR-PD is an online staff development project designed to help teachers improve reading instruction for learners in grades PreK-12.

Applied Data Analysis for Principals and Teachers (ADAPT) – Competency 3

• ADAPT Memo (PDF, 60KB)

PDA-ESE – Competencies 4/5 – Provided and funded by FDLRS

• PDA-ESE Differentiating Instruction for Students: Making it Explicit (PDF, 146KB)
• PDA-ESE Flyer (PDF, 126KB)
• PDA-ESE Information (PDF, 60KB)
• PDA-ESE Course Description (PDF, 51KB)

Reading Endorsement and ESOL Memos

• Enrollment of Limited English Proficient Students in Required Intensive Reading Courses (PDF, 40KB)
• Timelines for Completion of the ESOL Training Requirements (PDF, 32KB)
• Reading Endorsement for Teachers of Developmental Language Arts Courses in Grade 6-12 (PDF, 54KB)
• REESOL Professional Development (PDF, 140KB)
• Use of District Add-On ESOL Endorsement Earned through College Credit to Complete Reading Endorsement (PDF, 68KB)