(1) possession of a valid basic California teaching credential as defined in Education Code section 44203(e) and an English learner authorization;

(2) verification of three years of successful full-time teaching experience in any grades preschool through adult, exclusive of student teaching, intern teaching, or teaching while holding an emergency or teaching permit;

(3) completion of a post baccalaureate professional preparation program based on the Reading and Literacy Added Authorization and Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential Program Standards (rev. 2/2016) available on the Commission's website and hereby incorporated by reference, accredited by the Committee on Accreditation as specified in Education Code section 44373(c) for the Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential, including successful completion of supervised field experience;

(4) submission of an application form as defined in section 80001(b)(2) and the application fee as specified in section 80487(a)(1); and

(5) recommendation from a Commission-approved Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist program as specified in Education Code section 44227(b).

(1) possession of a valid basic California teaching credential as defined in Education Code section 44203(e) and an English learner authorization;

(2) verification of three years of successful full-time teaching experience in any grades preschool through adult, exclusive of student teaching, intern teaching, or teaching while holding an emergency or teaching permit;

(3) completion of a post baccalaureate professional preparation program comparable to a program accredited by the Committee on Accreditation for the Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential, including successful completion of supervised field experience, but taken outside California. The program must be from a regionally accredited institution of higher education and approved by the appropriate state agency where the course work was completed; and

(4) submission of an application form as defined in section 80001(b)(2) and the application fee as specified in section 80487(a)(1).

(1) provide direct reading intervention to students and adapt instructional routines and strategies to provide direct specialized reading instruction to students with severe reading difficulties, including monitoring and adjusting intervention instruction;

(2) coordinate adoption and facilitate implementation of adopted literacy curricula, including providing training to teachers;

(3) select and administer reading and literacy assessments, interpret results to determine student growth and identification of struggling students, select interventions, communicate results, and provide guidance and coaching to teachers;

(4) design, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive literacy plan;

(6) evaluate literacy practices and report findings, guide teachers and administrators in collaborative efforts to design, implement, and evaluate local, state and/or federal programs, and plan and conduct staff development.