Graduate Literacy Education
On Campus Literacy Literacy Birth to Grade 6 Curriculum
(Requires Initial Childhood Certification)
Core courses required for both Literacy certifications:
| EDR 502 | Foundations of Literacy Instruction (3) |
| EDR 509 | Teaching Literacy with Diverse Populations (3) |
| EDR 510 | Creating a Literate Environment (3) |
| EDR 600 | Literacy Curriculum and the Role of the Reading Specialist (3) |
| EDR 515 | Tests, Measurement and Statistics (3) |
| EDR 616 | Research Techniques in Reading (3) |
| 18 credit hours |
Required courses for concentration in Literacy birth - grade 6:
| EDR 501 | Reading & Writing in the Content Area (3) |
| EDR 508 | Emergent Literacy (3) |
| EDR 601 | Birth-Grade 6 Diagnosis and Diagnostic Teaching Clinical Practicum: Prerequisites: EDR 501, 502, 508, 509 (6) |
| EDR 603 | Advanced Practicum: Prerequisite: EDR 601 (3) |
| 15 credit hours | |
| Total program: 33 credit hours |
Additional Courses to Add Grade 5-12 (optional):
| EDR 606 | Internship Practicum Grades 5-12 (6) |
| EDR 504 | Adolescent Literacy (3) |
| 9 credit hours |
Graduate Portfolio Requirement
Meetings are regularly scheduled to review portfolio requirements. Course instructors will also designate that certain assignments be included in the portfolio.
Kelly Fronczak '12 explains how the graduate literacy program at Canisius College provides students with a strong foundation for a successful career.
