Literacy
Secondary Literacy Micro-Credential
The Lastinger Learning Literacy Micro-Credential provides accessible, on-demand professional learning at no cost for Florida sixth through 12th grade instructional personnel. Learners can work at their own pace while implementing classroom strategies in real time and receiving feedback and support from a navigator.
Micro-Credential Overview
The Secondary Literacy Micro-Credential is a three-part hybrid model of instructor-supported online modules and job-embedded practicum that can be completed in 11 weeks or fewer. The courses and activities prepare educational staff to:
- Identify literacy difficulties
- Apply evidence-based practices
- Engage in effective progress monitoring and intervention
Eligible Participants
This program is available to sixth through 12th grade public and public charter instructional personnel who have not previously earned a Lastinger Literacy Micro-Credential.
- Classroom teachers
- Student personnel services staff members
- Librarians/media specialists
- Education paraprofessionals
- School administrators
- Other instructional staff
Please note: Learners who have already completed the Emergent, Elementary, or Secondary Literacy Micro-Credential and received a stipend are not eligible to enroll in another Literacy Micro-Credential.
How to Enroll
Applications are now closed.
To be notified when applications open and to receive updates about other Lastinger Learning programs, please fill out the Program Interest Form.
Stipend Information
Please visit the Stipends Hub for information about the 2025-26 stipends.
Benefits
- $1,000 completion stipend for eligible instructional and select administrative personnel
- Allows instructional personnel to teach intensive reading intervention, if supervised by an individual who is certified or endorsed in reading
- Satisfies Competency 1 of the Reading Endorsement
Earn 60 inservice hours/6.0 CEUs - Satisfies the 40-hour reading requirement for renewal
- Learn to analyze grade-level FAST progress monitoring data
- Use assessment data to plan standards-aligned instruction to meet student needs
Timeline
*Learners working toward a reading endorsement in the Literacy Matrix will be required to complete either the Elementary or Secondary Literacy Micro-Credential/Competency 1 as a prerequisite.
Modules
Parts 1, 2, and 3 are now integrated into one streamlined course!
Part 1
Format: Asynchronous, instructor-supported online module
The Foundations of Literacy: Science of Reading course covers
- Oral Language
- Phonological Awareness
- Early and Advanced Decoding
- Fluency
- Vocabulary
- Comprehension
*Learners have the option to test out of Part 1 via a pre-assessment. If mastery is earned during the pre-assessment, learners can bypass Part 1 course content and begin in Part 2.
Part 2
Format: Asynchronous, instructor-supported online module
Instructional personnel will learn how to provide reading intervention and practice using student data to inform their teaching strategies.
Example data sets will be provided for the following grades:
- Sixth through eighth grades
- Ninth through 12th grades
Part 3
Format: Online, instructor-supported, job-embedded practicum
This job-embedded practicum provides instructional personnel with case study data, based on Cambium progress monitoring assessments, for an individual student from the class profile.
Expected completion time for all three parts is 11 weeks. Weekly assignment submissions are expected for completion of the course.
*Successful completion of all three parts of the micro-credential will earn 60 inservice hours and fulfill the Reading requirement for certification renewal.
Real Educators See Real Impact
“This course has been a tremendous help to me, equipping me with the knowledge and strategies needed to support my students more effectively. I have already started implementing what I have learned, and I can see noticeable progress in my students’ reading skills.”
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