Graduate Reading Endorsement
The graduate reading endorsement enables its completers to teach reading intervention in grades K-12 and qualifies them for the teacher credentials under the Third Grade Reading Guarantee Ohio Law. This is available to licensed teachers only:
Prerequisite Courses:
Ohio Reading Core (12 hours)
Phonics and the English Language (EDEC 540) or Equivalent with dyslexia standards
Foundations of Literacy K-9 (EDEC 515) or Content Area Literacy (EDCI 561) or Literacy Theory and Practice (EDCI 560) or Equivalent
Advanced Studies in the Language Arts (EDCI 563) or Equivalent
Advanced Literature for Young Children: PreK-5 (EDCI 566) or Advanced Studies of Literature for Adolescents: Grades 4-12 (EDCI 564) or Equivalent
*All candidates must have completed the 12-hour Ohio Reading Core or will be completing it concurrently with the following required courses:
Course Number and Title | Hrs. | Prerequisites |
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EDCI 523 Literacy Theory and Curriculum | 3 | 12-hour Ohio Reading Core |
EDEC 567 Advanced Methods of Literacy | 3 | 12-hour Ohio Reading Core |
EDEC 663 Intervention & Assessment in Literacy for the Elementary Learner | 3 | 12-hour Ohio Reading Core |
EDCI 664 Intervention & Assessment in Literacy for the Secondary Learner | 3 | 12-hour Ohio Reading Core |
Internship: |
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EDCI 715 Graduate Literacy Internship | 3 | EDEC 663, EDCI 664 |
Total Hours | 15 hrs. |
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Note: Passage of the appropriate state required reading test required prior to endorsement application.
Courses and Descriptions