READING SPECIALIST
ENDORSEMENT
Students must hold a master’s degree in order to enroll in this program. The Reading Specialist Certificate includes an option to apply for Master Reading Teacher (MRT) AFTER becoming certified as a Reading Specialist. MRT requires 3 years of verifiable classroom teaching experience.
Courses may be taken in any sequence except for noted prerequisites and capstone courses.
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HOURS |
COURSE |
TITLE |
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3 |
List 5325 |
Current Trends in Language Arts & Reading OR |
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List 5373 |
Foundations of Literacy in the Primary Grades |
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3 |
List 5326 |
Teaching the Language Arts in Secondary Schools |
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3 |
List 5345 |
Content Reading & Writing |
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3 |
List 5345 |
The Writing Process (List 5381 AND 5382 can be used As a substitute for List 5345) OR |
|
List 5384 |
Advanced Writing Pedagogy (With faculty approval) |
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|
3 |
List 5350 |
Literacy Assessment |
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3 |
List 5353 |
Literature for Children & Young Adults OR |
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List 5354 |
Multicultural Literature for Children |
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|
3 |
List 5361 |
Language Learning: Educational Perspectives |
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3 |
List 5316 |
Literacy Practicum I (80 hours of field experience) This course should be taken in the 1st or 2nd semester of work. |
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3 |
List 5317 |
Literacy Practicum II (80 hours of field experience) This is the Capstone Course & should be taken in the last semester of work. |
Update 12/07