Reading Specialist Certification

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Curriculum

Foundations (6 Credits)

ED 507 - Instructional Psychology 3 Credit(s)
ED 546 - Analysis, Innovation, and Evaluation of Curriculum 3 Credit(s)

Professional Core (21 Credits)

ED 521 - Reading and Language Arts I 3 Credit(s)
ED 522 - Reading and Language Arts II 3 Credit(s)
ED 527 - Practicum for the Reading Professional 6 Credit(s)
ED 529 - The Role of the Reading Professional 3 Credit(s)
ED 532 - Adolescent Literature 3 Credit(s)
ED 535 - Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Difficulties 3 Credit(s)
ED 536 - Advanced Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Difficulties 3 Credit(s)
ED 624 - Teaching English Language Learners 3 Credit(s)
If this is the student’s initial certification, then the following courses must also be taken:
ED 551 - Introduction to Special Education 3 Credit(s)
ED 623 - Literacy Intervention in the Content Areas for Learners with Disabilities 3 Credit(s)
ED 667 - Effective Collaboration and Team Building 3 Credit(s)
For students pursuing a master’s degree and certification, more than thirty (30) hours may be required, and the practicum ED 527 must be completed.

Total Credits: 30-42

The program of study that appears here applies to students who were admitted for the summer session of this catalog year and later. Students admitted prior to that term should select the appropriate catalog year of their admission. Choose previous catalogs from the Home, Graduate, or Undergraduate Catalog Page at http://Catalog.widener.edu.

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