Reading Specialist Curriculum and Schedule
 

Reading Specialist Certification Curriculum and Schedule
36 credits required

  • To see course descriptions, click on the Course # link.
  • To see course schedules which include dates, times, and availability, click on the "Summer 2008"  or "Fall 2008"  links.

NOTE:  Please use the course descriptions and prerequisites linked from the course numbers on this page, not those on the course schedule on the right, as they may differ.


CONTACT INFORMATION

 610-648-3312
  gveduc@psu.edu

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Information Sessions

 Course #
  Course Title

Summer  2008

 Fall  2008

CORE COURSES
   C I 550 Overview of Contemporary School Curriculum

Summer 2008

 Fall 2008
   EDLDR 563 Designing Staff Development Programs 

N/A

 N/A
   EDPSY 421 Learning processes in Relation to Educational Practices Summer 2008 N/A
   EDPSY 526 Psychology of Reading (prerequisite:  EDPSY 421) N/A N/A
   C I 501 Teaching as Inquiry (RECOMMENDED) OR      

N/A

 Fall 2008
   C I 400  Research     Summer 2008 Fall 2008

LITERACY REQUIREMENTS
   LL ED 450 Content Area Reading Summer 2008 N/A
   LL ED 500 The Reading and Writing Classroom N/A N/A
   LL ED 501 Teaching Writing in Elementary and Secondary Schools N/A Fall 2008
   LL ED 512 Teaching Language, Literacy, and Literature in Secondary Schools N/A N/A
   LL ED 541 Adolescent and Children's Literature Related to Ethnic and Social Issues N/A Fall 2008
   LLED 545 Literature & Language Assessment for Instruction (pre-requisite: LL ED 500 or instructor approval )   N/A N/A

CAPSTONE COURSES		  (Must be taken concurrently.  Offered summers only)    
  LLED 550  Theory & Practicum in Assessment & Instruction/Reading Difficulty    Summer 2008 N/A
  LLED 595A  Diagnosis & Remedial Procedures     Summer 2008 N/A

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

NOTE:  To start the Reading Specialist certification, you need:

  • Certification I in elementary or a content area.  If you do not have this certification, see your academic advisor, Dr. Arlene Mitchell, prior to taking courses.
  • A passing grade on Penn State University’s Pre-Certification Exam on Educating the Handicapped in PA OR a Special Education course. Another option in place of the University’s Pre-certification exam is the PATTAN course, which is a FREE 4 week, 15 hour interactive online course. After completing this course, verification MUST be sent to the Education Division at Great Valley.  Visit www.pattan.k12.pa.us  to register for the PATTAN course.
  • To take the PRAXIS Reading Specialist Exam – Qualifying score is 570. Contact information for PRAXIS is 1-800-772-9476 or e-mail praxis@ets.org  or www.ets.org/praxis
  • To earn an M.Ed. in Literacy as well as the certification, students complete a master's paper (3 credits) for a total of 39 credits.
  • To contact Dr. Arlene Mitchell at 610-648-3355 or schedule an appointment at 610-648-3284 or rms50@psu.edu before completing 6 credit hours.                                   
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