Reading Credential

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The courses in the reading credential program are intended for students pursuing a teaching major, or professionals with a current endorsement, in elementary education or secondary education. A reading credential will provide students with the credential required to work with students assigned Title I reading programs.

Credential Requirements

Secondary education majors must have a major in English, social studies or science, including a minimum of two semester hours in three of the following course areas: foundations or survey of reading, reading in the secondary school, diagnosis and correction of reading disabilities, clinical or laboratory practicum in reading with secondary students, reading in the content areas, research and the literature in reading or language arts, exceptional child, curriculum development, or English education methods.

Elementary Education Majors:

EDU 365 - Reading Instruction in the Content Areas 2 Semester Credit(s)
or
EDU 652 - Teaching Reading in the Content Area 2 Semester Credit(s)
EDU 611 - Reading Diagnosis and Correction 2 Semester Credit(s)
EDU 617 - Reading Clinic 2 Semester Credit(s)