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Reading EndorsementCenter for Excellence in Teaching

Our Reading Praxis Study Courses can be found under Professional Development course listings.

Registration Procedures

All courses will be held in the School of Education (SOE) unless otherwise indicated. The SOE is located on the corner of Cottage and Ferry streets in downtown Salem, Oregon. See maps and directions. All programs and courses are approved by TSPC, and all courses depend on minimum enrollments.

After submitting your pre-registration, we will contact you regarding payment and provide additional information about your chosen courses.

  • Unless otherwise indicated, the parenthetical note after each course name is the number of quarter hours for the respective course.

Courses Currently Available

Current Term CET Flier [pdf]

Registration is disabled for this web browser as the registration process requires javascript. To register for courses, simply contact the CET directly by phone at 503-370-6954 or email cet@willamette.edu.

ED 520 Principles/Foundations of Reading (2)

  • Section: ED 520-01
  • Dates: September 25 (Friday, 5-7pm) and 26 (Saturday, 9-11am)
  • Location: School of Ed (SOE), Room 101
  • Cost: $510.00
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Emergence of reading programs, history of reading in the schools, and knowledge of the skills needed for reading readiness and the sequence of skills needed to become a proficient reader. Part of work for this course will be done independently and the class will probably finish in mid-Oct.

  • Instructor(s): Sue Smith Peters
  • Graded.

ED 522 Reading Methods and Materials (3)

  • Section: ED 522-03
  • Dates: October 3 and 24, and November 21 (Saturdays, 9am-4pm –work through noon hr; bring lunch)
  • Location: Lamb Elementary, 4930 Herrin Rd. NE, Salem
  • Cost: $765.00
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Hands-on learning of skills needed to become a reading specialist: phonics baseline, word-attack, comprehension, content reading skills, curriculum development. Finding and developing appropriate materials; sharing “tricks of the trade.”

  • Instructor(s): Lori Oliver
  • Graded.

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