Plan of Study – Grad Cert Secondary Content 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 Secondary Content Literacy

Certificate Requirements (Minimum of 9 semester hours required.)

RDG 5310 Content Literacy in Elementary and Secondary Schools (3 s.h.)

Study of the teaching, learning, and assessment strategies contained in effective instruction in content area learning in all subjects, at all grade levels. Includes knowledge of contextual factors that influence decision-making. Prerequisite: RDG 5110.

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.