Program Overview
This 33-hour endorsement program prepares educators to become K-12 reading specialists. It requires a teaching certificate and two years of teaching experience. Students must pass the Praxis II Reading Specialist test (code 5302) to earn the endorsement. The program includes courses in children's literature, reading instruction, assessment, and leadership in literacy.
Program Outline
Outline:
Courses
Reading Specialist Endorsement The following 33 hours of coursework leads to an endorsement as a K-12 reading specialist. This endorsement requires a regular teaching certificate and two years of teaching prior to beginning work on the endorsement. Effective September 1, 2015, candidates applying for any initial endorsement(s) to be placed on a Nebraska certificate must provide evidence they have passed the required Praxis II test for the endorsement. Students seeking a Reading Specialist endorsement must pass the Reading Specialist test, code 5302.
Complete:
EDU 640 - Literature for Children and Youth (3) EDU 663 - Reading and Writing in the Content Area (3) EDU 685 - Critical Issues in Reading (3) EDU 686 - Providing Leadership in Literacy (3) EDU 687 - Diagnosis, Assessment & Instruction in Reading (3) EDU 688 - Literature for Adolescents (3) EDU 689 - Internship in Reading Instruction (3)
Complete one course:
EDU 690 - Writing in the Primary Classroom (3) EDU 706 - Supporting Writers in the Intermediate Grades (3)
Complete one course:
EDU 602 - Assessment for Learning (3) EDU 645 - Assessment of Literacy (3)
Complete one course:
EDU 634 - Reading in the K-6 Classroom (3) EDU 667 - Reading in the 7-12 Classroom (3) EDU 676 - Literature in the Secondary Classroom (3) EDU 707 - Supporting Readers in the Intermediate Grades (3)
