The ReadOregon program is a collaborative effort of five universities in the Oregon University System — Eastern Oregon University, Oregon State University, Portland State University, Southern Oregon University, and Western Oregon University — in cooperation with OUS Departments of Distance and Continuing Education.

The ReadOregon program consists of three new collaborative distance education programs available to teachers statewide:

• Reading Specialist Endorsement Program — graduate-level, distance-delivered 24-credit reading specialist endorsement program. A required supervised practicum will be conducted in the schools. It will be necessary for teachers to successfully complete the program of study and pass the Praxis II exam in Reading in order to add the Reading Specialist endorsement to their teaching license.
  
  
• Literacy Education Course of Study — graduate-level, distance-delivered, 12-credit literacy education certificate of completion for general classroom teachers.
  
  
• Professional development — classroom teachers not interested in the full 12-credit certificate program or those looking to complete continuing licensure professional development requirements can take the modules and many of the courses individually.
  

The goal of both the Literacy Education Course of Study and the Reading Specialist Program is to improve the reading abilities of students in Oregon's schools. ReadOregon modules and courses were designed to be used toward a reading specialist endorsement, a concentration in a master's degree program, and/or a component of your professional development in the content area of literacy.