Plan of Study – Grad Cert Elementary Literacy

Note: A Semester Hour (s.h.) is a unit of academic credit representing an hour of class (such as lecture class) or three hours of laboratory work each week for an academic semester. Most courses are two, three or four semester hours.

Grad Cert Elementary Literacy

Certificate Requirements (Minimum of 9 semester hours required.)

RDG 5170 Early Literacy Development (3 s.h.)

Study of relevant research and theory in the area of emergent and beginning literacy development; effective instruction of children at these early stages of development; administration of assessments to monitor student performance and provide effective instruction; and design and implementation of the various critical components of a balanced literacy program for the pre-K-3rd grade.

RDG 6530 Diagnostic Procedures in Reading (3 s.h.)

Study of the psychology of reading, the nature of reading disability, and the nature of individual differences. Focus on diagnostic techniques, formal and informal assessment procedures, designing remedial programs to meet individual and group needs, preparing case studies and reports. Prerequisites: RDG 5110, RDG 5170, RDG 5210, RDG 5310.

RDG 6930 Practicum in Reading Intervention (3 s.h.)

A supervised clinical practicum focusing on the evaluation of students with reading/learning problems. Emphasis on the design, implementation, and assessment of remedial programs to meet individual students’ needs, and the communication of pertinent information to students, parents, and teachers. Prerequisites: completion of required course work and permission of instructor.