Curriculum
Required Literacy Instruction Courses
18 credit hours total. *EDU 561 or EDU 575 depending on certification area
EDU 552 - Applied Children’s and Adolescent Literature
EDU 555 - Literacy Foundations
EDU 558 - Using Literacy Technology
(birth – grade 6 candidates only)
EDU 562 - Literacy: Intermediate Grades
EDU 572 - Reading Difficulties: Identification and Intervention
(grades 5 – 12 candidates only)
Foundation Courses
12 credit hours total. Required - 3 credit hours - EDU 595. Advised Electives - 9 credit hours selected in consultation with advisor from EDU 515, EDU 516, EDU 579, EDU 554, EDU 574, EDU 747.
Credit Hours: 3
EDU 515 - Foundations in Applied Reading Research — Part I
Prerequisites: EDU 515
EDU 579 - Developing ELL Literacy Through Multicultural Literature
EDU 554 - Teaching of Composition
EDU 574 - Differentiating Reading Instruction
EDU 747 - Consultation and Collaboration
Required Literacy Field Courses
6 credit hours.
EDU 796 - Practicum in Literacy Instruction
EDU 798 - Seminar in Literacy Instruction
Required Comprehensive Portfolio
1 credit hour.
EDU 799 - Comprehensive Portfolio Advisement
Total Graduate Hours: 37