Florida Administrative Code
6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
6A - State Board of Education
Chapter 6A-4 - CERTIFICATION
Section 6A-4.0163 - Reading Endorsement Competencies

(1) The competencies and indicators required for approval of educator preparation programs pursuant to Rule 6A-5.066, F.A.C., and for district in-service add-on programs pursuant to Section 1012.575, F.S., for certification in the Reading Endorsement, are contained in the publication, Florida Reading Endorsement Competencies 2022, (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14583) which is hereby incorporated by reference and made a part of this rule. The Florida Reading Endorsement Competencies 2022 may be obtained from the Just Read, Florida! website at http://www.fldoe.org/academics/standards/just-read-fl/reading-endorsement.stml.

(2) Reading endorsement programs shall use the Florida Reading Endorsement Competencies 2022. Reading endorsement matrices for district add-on programs and teacher preparation programs must be resubmitted for review and approval in the format provided by the department. The Florida Reading Endorsement Matrix 2022, Form FREMatrix, which is incorporated herein by reference and can be found at (http://www.flrules.org/Gateway/reference.asp?No=Ref-14584). Once approved, the newly submitted program will go into effect no later than July 1, 2023. Educators who have completed one or more competencies prior to July 1, 2023 in a previously approved reading endorsement program will not be required to retake competencies in the newly approved reading endorsement program in order to earn their reading endorsement.

(3) Beginning July 1, 2024, instructional personnel may not earn a reading endorsement solely by achieving a passing score on the K-12 reading certification subject area assessment.