Reading Specialization

Reading Concentration Courses

• EDU 546 - Reading in the Content Areas 3 credit hours
• EDU 602 - Foundations in Reading 3 credit hours
• EDU 605 - Elementary Reading Assessment and Intervention 3 credit hours
• EDU 610 - Secondary Literacy, Assessment and Intervention 3 credit hours
• EDU 612 - Language and Literacy 3 credit hours
• EDU 613 - Emergent Literacy 3 credit hours
• EDU 627 - Literature for Children and Adolescents 3 credit hours
• EDU 629 - Current Theory and Practice in Reading 3 credit hours
• EDU 645 - Methods to Integrate Reading and Writing 3 credit hours
• EDU 658 - Leadership in the Development of Reading Programs 3 credit hours
• EDU 667 - Teacher Inquiry 3 credit hours
• EDU 673 - Supervised Practicum in Reading 3 credit hours *

Total Credit Hours: 36

Note:

*16-week courses

A student must meet the ESOL requirement by one of the following:

1. Hold an ESOL endorsement or a professional teaching certificate
2. Have 60 inservice hours in ESOL through their school district
3. Take EDU 561 ESOL survey course

It is the student's responsibility to provide the university evidence.

Prior to applying to the State of Florida Department of Education for certification in reading, the applicant:

• Must possess a master's or higher degree awarded by a standard institution

• Must have:

• Must have passed the FTCE Reading K-12 Subject Area Test

• Must have met the ESOL Requirement.

Certification requirements may change from time to time; it is the responsibility of the student to know the current state certification requirements as they may apply.