Special Reading K-12 Teaching License Program

Program Overview

This two-year, 36-credit-hour program prepares educators to assist struggling readers in K-12 classrooms by teaching effective reading strategies. It includes courses on educational assessment, dyslexia, reading assessment, and literacy leadership, and culminates in two practicum experiences. Upon completion, graduates are eligible for a Missouri advanced teaching license as a reading specialist and can pursue district-level literacy positions.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Special Reading K-12 Teaching License Program
• Learning objectives: Assists struggling readers in their classroom by teaching better reading strategies.
The program comprises 36 credit hours. The courses are presented over a period of two years.

Courses

• EX601.
Educational Assessment Techniques (3)
• EL648.Dyslexia & Reading Disabilities (3)
• EL647.
Reading Assessment (3)

Prerequisites:

• Graduate standing; EL644; EL646; SE602; or consent of instructor.
• EL644.
Understanding and Applying the Multidimensional Process of Reading (3)

Prerequisite:

Graduate standing.

• EL646.
Inquiry and Research Models Used to Improve Reading Instruction (3)

Prerequisite:

Graduate standing.

• EL624.
Effective Literacy Leadership (3)

Prerequisites:

EL644; EL646; or consent of instructor.

• EL611.
Practicum I Early Literacy Learners (3)

Prerequisite:

EL647; or consent of instructor.

• EL 630 Reading Recovery Seminar I AND EL 631 Reading Recovery Seminar II may be substituted for EL 611
• EL623.
Practicum II. Older Literacy Learners (3)

Prerequisite:

EL647; or consent of instructor.

• SE602.
Effective Literacy Instruction at the Middle and Secondary Levels.

Courses Which May Be Undergraduate or Graduate:

• CF/PY120.
The Child: Development from Conception through Adolescence (3) OR PY222. Development of the Adolescent (3) EX390. Psychology and Education of Children with Exceptionalities (3) OR EX635. Psychology and Education of Children with Special Needs (3)
• EX302.
Language Development of Children with Exceptionalities (3) OR CE370. Language Acquisition of the Young Child (3) Fall, Spring OR EX602. Language Development of the Exceptional Child (3)

Classroom and Behavior Management (3) Fall, Spring OR EX621. Behavior Intervention Strategies (2) AND

Careers

Completion opens the door to district-level literacy positions and provides a Missouri advanced teaching license as a reading specialist