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Graduate Certificate in Reading

Our graduate certificate in reading offers classroom instruction and training experiences necessary to be fully competent in the content and padagogy of reading instruction. The four-course program delivers deep knowledge of language, reading psychology, children's literature, or the management of a reading program based on assessment.

Elementary Focus

Dept. Course Number Course Name Credit Hours Minimum Grade
Complete the following:
EDUC-E 545 Advanced Study of the Teaching of Reading in Elementary School 3 B
EDUC-E 549 Advanced Study in the Teaching of Language Arts in the Elementary School 3 B
Select one of the following:
EDUC-X 504 Diagnosis of Reading Difficulties in the Classroom 3 B
EDUC-E 515 Workshop in Elementary Reading 3 B
Consult with an advisor to select a course to meet specific instructional needs. Such courses include but are not limited to:
EDUC-L 520 Advanced Methods of Second/Foreign Language Teaching 3 B
EDUC-K 590 Methods in High Incidence 3 B
EDUC-W 505 Impacting Student Learning 3 B
EDUC-W 506 Internet in the Classroom 3 B
EDUC-P 510 Psychology of Teaching 3 B
Optional Course Outside of Education:
XXXX-X 500+ Optional Course Outside of Education* 3 B

*A fifth course may be approved from a school outside the School of Education.

Secondary Focus

Dept. Course Number Course Name Credit Hours Minimum Grade
Complete the following:
EDUC-S 514 Advanced Study of the Teaching of Reading in Jr. High/Secondary School 3 B
EDUC-S 516 Advanced Study of the Teaching of Language Arts in the Jr. High/Secondary School 3 B
Select one of the following:
EDUC-X 504 Diagnosis of Reading Difficulties in the Classroom 3 B
EDUC-E 515 Workshop in Elementary Reading 3 B
Consult with an advisor to select a course to meet specific instructional needs. Such courses include but are not limited to:
EDUC-L 520 Advanced Methods of Second/Foreign Language Teaching 3 B
EDUC-K 590 Methods in High Incidence 3 B
EDUC-W 505 Impacting Student Learning 3 B
EDUC-W 506 Internet in the Classroom 3 B
EDUC-P 510 Psychology of Teaching 3 B
Optional Course Outside of Education:
XXXX-X 500+ Optional Course Outside of Education* 3 B

*A fifth course may be approved from a school outside the School of Education.

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