(Olympia, Wash.) Washington's Professional Educator Standards Board has approved a new reading endorsement program at The Evergreen State College. The five courses in the sequence will be offered over two summer quarters and are open to certified teachers, candidates in teacher preparation programs, people interested in becoming teachers, and individuals interested in the development and teaching of reading. For summer 2009, participants can take Children's Literature or Adolescent Literature, Foundations of Literacy and Research in Literacy.