40-Hour Reading Opportunities

Starting with renewals in 2025, as per Section 1012.585(3)(f) F.S., anyone with the following areas on their Florida Teaching Certificate MUST acquire 40 hours of professional learning credits “specifically designed for students with characteristics of dyslexia, including the use of explicit, systematic, and sequential approaches to reading instruction, developing phonological and phonemic awareness, decoding, and implementing multisensory intervention strategies:”

• Elementary Education (K-6)
• Prekindergarten/Primary Education (age 3 through grade 3)
• Elementary Education (grades 1-6), Primary Education (grades K-3)
• English (grades 1-6), Middle Grades English (grades 5-9)
• Middle Grades Integrated Curriculum (grades 5-9)
• English (6-12)
• Reading (K-12)
• Reading (Endorsement)
• English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) (grades K-12)- this is certification ONLY- Endorsement does not fall into this category
• ESE (K-12) – this goes into effect for the 2025-2030 validity period. 

*Please Note* You may only earn credit ONCE for a course!

The following are specific courses that have been pre-approved to help you fulfill this requirement: