Reading Certificate: Practicum

The Reading Certificate Practicum is a 150-hour internship under the supervision and mentorship of a Licensed Reading Specialist in the public schools and 766 approved private schools. The practicum is individualized. All students have the opportunity to:

• Meet the requirements and standards of the MA Department of Education
• Gain professional exposure to well-integrated clinical and school-wide literacy leadership roles
• Build on previously developed professional skills/experience

Because the role of the Reading Specialist varies from school to school and building to building across the Commonwealth, practicum sites are chosen carefully to include: a balance of clinical and classroom service delivery experiences, exposure to a variety of individual and group assessments, and a broad range of consultative experiences among professional teams of educators (e.g., principals, classroom teachers, psychologists, speech-language pathologists, special educators).

The MGH Institute has contractual practicum agreements with many Massachusetts public and private schools. Our students enjoy priority placements at these sites. Institute faculty work closely with each site to develop a practicum experience that not only addresses the goals of our students and the Massachusetts licensure requirements, but also serves the most critical literacy needs of each public school site.