Literacy Education, Grades 5 - 12
Initial or Professional Certification (must have prior teaching 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.