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Developmental Reading

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Program Description

This certificate program will provide educational opportunities for developmental education adjunct faculty. Specialized instruction will lead to qualified instructors of developmental reading, writing and combined classes and ultimately, greater student success by providing students with knowledge of reading as a process, theoretical perspectives related to developmental and adult learners, best practices for effective adult literacy achievement, knowledge of appropriate trends and issues associated with developmental education and struggling adult learners, and information on ways to instruct and assess the diverse learner.


Admission

Applicants seeking admission to the graduate certificate program in Early Childhood Education must submit the following directly to the Office of Graduate Studies:

  1. A Graduate Studies Application with the application fee
  2. Official transcript from the baccalaureate degree granting institution
  3. 2.8 GPA (3.0 or higher waives GRE score)
  4. GRE scores (these may be waived under certain situations)
  5. Online survey and interview on Survey Monkey

 


Certificate Requirements

 

Plan 1 - Graduate Certificate in Early Childhood Education

Item
Requirement
Options
Hours
Required
1 Specified Courses Choose four from:
RDG 530 <READ 5306> Survey of Reading: Foundations of Literacy
RDG 561<READ 5315> Language Arts: Theory and Instruction
RDG 587 <READ 5320> Workshop in Education: Second Language Literacy
RDG 589 <READ 5325> Imporvement of Literacy in Secondary Schools and Adult
                                        Populations

RDG 731 <READ 7310>Politics of Literacy
15
2 Electives Choice of any course below:
RDG 587 <READ 5320> Workshop in Education: Popular Culture, Gaming, and Literacy
RDG 587 <READ 5320> Workshop in Education: Digital Literacies and the Administrator
RDG 597 <READ 5320> Workship in Education: Digital Literacy and Pedagogy
RDG 785 <READ 7385> Digital Literacies
RDG 736 <READ 7336> Strategies for College Reading in Developmental
                                      Education

3
TOTAL
18

 


Courses

Reading  (READ)

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