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)/Content Area Reading (READ 550) 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/ READ 640 Reading Instruction for Fluency And Comprehension | 3 | 12-hour Ohio Reading Core |
Internship: |
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EDCI 715 Graduate Literacy Internship | 3 | EDEC 663, EDCI 664/READ 640 |
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