The minor endorsement requirements listed below are for students who desire to specialize in reading. Teacher licensure with a Reading Endorsement requires that a K-12 minor be earned by all new applicants. This regulation allows a person to serve in a school district as a reading specialist for kindergarten through grade 12.
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Credits |
| Required Courses |
| RD 412 Emergent Literacy |
3 |
| RD 415 Theories in Reading |
3 |
| RD 417 Diagnostic Teaching of Reading |
3 |
| RD 427 Literacy Development in Middle and Secondary Schools |
3 |
| EC 437 Child in the Family System |
3 |
| Total Required Courses credits |
15 |
Restricted Electives
Select two courses from the list below and/or a special workshop in consultation with your faculty advisor. |
| EDCI 429 Composition in the Elementary School |
3 |
| ENGL 381 Adolescent Literature |
3 |
| EC/RD 335 Cognitive and Language Development in Young Children |
3 |
| RD 414 Teaching Reading K-3 |
3 |
| RD 419 Reading Round Table |
1-3 |
| RD 431 Storytelling |
3 |
| RD 490 Internship |
3 |
| SPED 310 Teaching Students with Learning Disabilities |
3 |
| Total Restricted Electives |
6 |
| Total minimum credits for minor |
21 |
| Certain courses in this program have prerequisites; students should check the course descriptions for required prerequisites. |
