Our graduate certificate in reading offers classroom instruction and training experiences necessary to be fully competent in the content and padagogy of reading instruction. The four-course program delivers deep knowledge of language, reading psychology, children's literature, or the management of a reading program based on assessment.

Elementary Focus

Complete the following:

• EDUC-E 545      Advanced Study of the Teaching of Reading in Elementary School
• EDUC-E 549      Advanced Study in the Teaching of Language Arts in the Elementary School

                                 Select one of the following:

• EDUC-X 504      Diagnosis of Reading Difficulties in the Classroom
• EDUC-E 515      Workshop in Elementary Reading

                                 Consult with an advisor to select a course to meet specific instructional needs. Such courses include but are not limited to:

• EDUC-L 540      ESL/EFL Instruction and Assessment Approaches
• EDUC-K 590      Methods in High Incidence
• EDUC-W 505      Impacting Student Learning
• EDUC-W 506      Internet in the Classroom
• EDUC-P 510      Psychology of Teaching

                                 Optional Course Outside of Education:

• XXXX-X 500+    Optional Course Outside of Education*

*A fifth course may be approved from a school outside the School of Education.

Secondary Focus

  Complete the following:

• EDUC-S 514 Advanced Study of the Teaching of Reading in Jr. High/Secondary School
• EDUC-S 516 Advanced Study of the Teaching of Language Arts in the Jr. High/Secondary School

  Select one of the following:

• EDUC-X 504 Diagnosis of Reading Difficulties in the Classroom
• EDUC-E 515 Workshop in Elementary Reading

  Consult with an advisor to select a course to meet specific instructional needs. Such courses include but are not limited to:

• EDUC-L 520 Advanced Methods of Second/Foreign Language Teaching
• EDUC-K 590 Methods in High Incidence
• EDUC-W 505 Impacting Student Learning
• EDUC-W 506 Internet in the Classroom
• EDUC-P 510 Psychology of Teaching

  Optional Course Outside of Education:

• XXXX-X 500+ Optional Course Outside of Education*

*A fifth course may be approved from a school outside the School of Education.