Effective May 2025, PHSC's Educator Preparation Institute will offer new and revised reading endorsement courses based on the revisions of the Florida Reading Endorsement Competencies  approved by the Florida Board of Education in July 2022 in State Board of Education Rule 6A-4.0163, F.A.C.

  • EPI 0009 Foundations and Applications of Evidence-Based Practices in Reading
    • Combines Competency 1: Foundations of Reading Instruction and Competency 2: Application of Evidence-based Instructional Practices
  • EPI 0012 Assessment and Differentiated Instruction in Reading
    • Combines Competency 3: Foundations and Applications of Assessment and Competency 4: Foundations and Applications of Differentiated Instruction
  • EPI 0014 Demonstration of Accomplishment in Reading
    • Covers Competency 5: Demonstration of Accomplishment

PHSC’s EPI program has developed pathways for teacher candidates based on their subject area certification which designates the required reading courses that must be completed according to Florida Rule 6A-5.066, Section 1012.585(3)(f), F.S. and State Board subsection 6A-4.0051(7), F.A.C. If you have any questions regarding the EPI reading endorsement competency requirement, please contact the EPI Director.

If you already have your reading endorsement or have completed some of the reading competencies at a different institution or with your school district, you may be eligible to receive credit for the reading courses at PHSC. Please contact the EPI Director for more information.