Requirements, Common Roles and Competencies
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Common Role of Individuals Holding a Structured Literacy Classroom Teacher Knowledge Certificate
Typically, individuals holding a Structured Literacy Classroom Teacher Knowledge Certificate serve as general education classroom teachers or support personnel who routinely provide or support: (1) whole group reading and language arts instruction to students in general education contexts; and/or (2) small group instructional practice opportunities for students who are not meeting grade level reading expectations in general education Response to Intervention (RTI) and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) contexts. Individuals holding a Structured Literacy Classroom Teacher Knowledge Certificate do not provide specialized, remedial reading interventions to students.
Knowledge and Practice Competencies
All CERI certified professionals have a shared knowledge base; however, their levels of expertise with regard to practice differ.
All CERI certified professionals have knowledge of:
- Foundational Concepts
- Development of Oral and Written Language
- Structure of Language
- Recognition of Reading Difficulties
- Intervention Practices to Support Reading Difficulties
- Assessment (instructional planning and student response)
- Structured Literacy Planning and Teaching
- Lesson Planning Practices
- Lesson Implementation Practices and Routines
- Managing the Learning Environment
- Ethical Standards
- Trust
- Respect