Special Reading K-12 Teaching License
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Special Reading K-12 Teaching License Program
The Special Reading K-12 Teaching License Program is a Southeast certificate program that provides a Missouri advanced teaching license as a reading specialist. This advanced teaching license also requires a valid Missouri teaching license and two years of teaching experience. Candidates seeking certification as a reading specialist should work closely with their advisor to ensure they meet the certification requirements. Program courses are offered over a two-year cycle. See the program summary below.
Prerequisites:
- CF/PY120 The Child: Development from Conception through Adolescence (3) OR PY222 Development of the Adolescence (3) - Fall, Spring, Summer
- EX390 Psychology and Education of Children with Exceptionalities (3) - Fall, Spring, Summer. OR EX635 Psychology and Education of Children with Special Needs (3) - Spring
- EX302 Language Development of Children with Exceptionalities (3) - Fall, Spring. OR CE370 Language Acquisition of the Young Child (3) - Fall, Spring. OR EX602 Language Development of the Exceptional Child (3) - Summer
Graduate Course Requirements
- EX601 Educational Assessment Techniques (3) - Fall, Spring, Summer
Prerequisite: Graduate standing - EL644 Creating and Fostering Literate Environments (3) - Fall
Prerequisite: Graduate standing - EL624 Effective Literacy Leadership (3) - Spring
Prerequisites: EL644 and EX601; or consent of instructor
- EL647 Reading Assessment (3) - Summer
Prerequisites: Graduate standing; EL644; EL646; SE602; or consent of instructor
- EL611 Practicum I Early Literacy Learners (3) - Fall
Prerequisite: EL647; or consent of instructor
- EL623 Practicum II Older Literacy Learners (3) - Spring
Prerequisite: EL647; or consent of instructor
- SE602 Effective Literacy Instruction at the Middle and Secondary Levels (3) - Summer
Prerequisites: Graduate standing
- EL648 Dyslexia & Reading Disabilities (3) - Summer
Prerequisites: Graduate standing ; EL644; EL646; SE602; or consent of instructor
Choose 1 from below:
- EL646 Aspects of Literacy Development and Acquisition (3) - Spring
Prerequisite: Graduate Standing - EL629 Advanced Studies in Children's Literature (3) - Fall
Prerequisites: Graduate Standing
Email Dr. Dixie McCollum for more information.
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