Washington State Competencies for Reading Endorsements:

Below are the Washington State Endorsement Competencies and the CWU reading courses that align with each:

1. Knowledge and beliefs about reading (EDRD 413).

2. Diverse needs of students and teacher strategies which promote student competency and success (EDRD 411, EDRD 412).

3. Prepare a learning environment that fosters student reading/ literacy (EDRD 413, EDRD 493).

4. Teaching, comprehension and study strategies (EDRD 411, EDCS 424).

5. Writing (EDRD 413, EDRD 412).

6. Assessment and evaluation (EDRD 412).

7. Instruction and curriculum (EDRD 410, EDRD 411, EDRD 413, EDRD 421).

8. Professional development (EDRD 493).

These competencies can be found on the OSPI website: http://www.k12.wa.us