Graduate Literacy Education
On Campus Literacy Grades 5 to 12 Curriculum
(requires Initial Adolescence Certification)
Core courses required for both Literacy concentrations:
| 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 grades 5-12:
| EDR 503 | Reading in the Secondary Schools (3) |
| EDR 504 | Adolescent Literacy (3) |
| EDR 602 | Grades 5 - 12 Diagnosis and Diagnostic Teaching and Clinical Practicum: Prerequisites: EDR 502, 503, 503, 509 (6) |
| EDR 604 | Advanced Practicum: Prerequisite: EDR 602 (3) |
| 15 credit hours | |
| Total program: 33 credit hours |
Additional Courses to Add Birth - Grade 6 (optional):
| EDR 605 | Internship Practicum Birth - Grade 6 (6) |
| EDR 508 | Emergent Literacy (3) |
| 9 credits |
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.
