Intensive Structured Literacy with Wilson Level I Certificate

Upon completion of Saint Joseph’s reading interventionist certificate, you may also be eligible to earn your Wilson Reading System ® Level 1 certification and be included in Wilson’s tutor referral service. A Level 1 certification trains you to help students with reading and spelling challenges using the Wilson Reading System’s research-based strategies.

Saint Joseph’s reading interventionist certificate program is offered online and designed to meet the needs of working educators and professionals in the field who are looking to advance their careers or change paths. Our online programs provide personal attention from faculty as well as opportunities for meaningful interactions with your peers. Online courses use the same rigorous curriculum and expert faculty as our on-campus programs. In addition to online coursework, field experience is an expected component of the program and includes a 65-hour practicum with an individual student, as well as other field-based experiences.

This program is accredited at the plus level by the International Dyslexia Association. This program prepares candidates to provide targeted or intensive reading interventions that reflect the principles and practices of Structured Literacy^TM to individual and small groups of students who have a primary need for remediation of decoding-strand skills and encoding (phonemic awareness, phonics, and fluency). Students may be deemed as “at-risk”, may have an identified Specific Learning Disability, or may have an identification of Dyslexia.

Only 33% of American 4th grade students and 31% of American 8th grade students met the criteria for “at” or above” on the 2022 National Assessments of Education Progress (NAEP) for Reading. Structured Literacy instruction and interventions provide a strong core of highly explicit, systematic teaching of foundational skills such as decoding and spelling, as well as explicit teaching of other important components of literacy such as vocabulary, comprehension and writing.

View required courses for this program in the academic catalog. Please contact us if you have any questions about the program curriculum.

Affordable tuition rates can be found on our tuition and fees website.*

*Pricing does not include room and board, health insurance or any professional, clinical or transportation fees. Visit our tuition & fees page for a detailed breakdown.

Financial Aid & Discount Eligibility: Financial aid and discount options may be available to you to help offset the cost of your degree. Explore your options on our financial aid page.

Graduate assistantships are offered on a limited basis. Please contact the program director for availability.

• Apply online.
• Submit official college transcripts from all colleges attended.
• Submit a personal statement.
• Submit resume.
• Submit two letters of recommendation.

Visit our graduate admission information page to learn more about admission requirements, key deadlines and how to submit your application.

Graduate applications are reviewed on a rolling basis. New students may enroll in courses during the fall, spring or summer semesters.

Start Terms:

1. Fall: August and October
2. Spring: January and March
3. Summer: May

If you’re applying as an international student, you must provide proof of English Language Proficiency and Certification of Finances along with your application. Check the graduate admission page for additional requirements.

SJU is a Yellow Ribbon School that accepts GI education benefits. Our Office of Veterans’ Services can help you access and understand your benefits.