Washington State's Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI), the primary agency charged with overseeing K-12 education, requires specific academic courses for each of the following six paths toward the reading endorsement:
1.0 OSPI Common Core: Foundational Knowledge
Candidates have knowledge of the foundations of reading and writing processes and instruction.
UW Bothell Courses
- Seminar in Literacy Research
- Early Literacy Instruction
- Literacy Instruction for Diverse Learners
- Teaching Struggling Readers Grades 3-8
- Teaching Reading to Adolescents
- Writing Across the Curriculum
- Families
2.0 OSPI Common Core: Assessment, Diagnosis and Evaluation
Candidates demonstrate knowledge of the assessment/evaluation/instruction cycle and how to use a variety of assessment tools and practices to plan and evaluate effective reading instruction.
UW Bothell Courses
- Observing and Describing Children and Their Work Assessment
- Early Literacy Instruction
- Teaching Struggling Readers Grades 3-8
- Literacy Instruction for Diverse Learners
3.0 OSPI Common Core: Instructional Strategies and Curriculum Materials
Candidates have knowledge of a wide range of instructional practices, approaches, methods and curriculum materials to support reading and writing instruction.
UW Bothell Courses
- Early Literacy Instruction
- Teaching Struggling Readers Grades 3-8
- Literacy Instruction for Diverse Learners
- Teaching Reading to Adolescents
- Multicultural Literature
- Writing Across the Curriculum
4.0 OSPI Common Core: Creating a Literate Environment
Candidates create a literate environment that fosters reading and writing by integrating foundational knowledge, use of instructional practices, approaches and methods, curriculum materials and the appropriate use of assessments.
UW Bothell Courses
- Literacy Instruction for Diverse Learners
- Early Literacy Instruction
- Teaching Reading to Adolescents
- Writing Across the Curriculum
- Families
5.0 OSPI Common Core: Professional Development
Candidates view professional development as a career-long effort and responsibility.
UW Bothell Courses
- Literacy Coaching
- Observing and Describing Children and Their Work
- Literacy Instruction for Diverse Learners
6.0 OSPI Common Core: Instructional Methodology (Demonstration)
Candidates demonstrate a deep understanding of the pedagogical knowledge and practice specific to the teaching of reading and writing.
UW Bothell Courses
- Assessment
- Early Literacy Instruction
- Literacy Coaching
- Observing and Describing Children and Their Work
- Teaching Reading to Adolescents
- Teaching Struggling Readers Grades 3-8
- Writing Across the Curriculum