Education One developmental reading course (1.00 credit): EED 315 Literacy II: Using Language to Learn or SPE 316 Literacy III: K-12 Instructional Strategies and Interventions
SPE 316 Literacy III: K-12 Instructional Strategies and Interventions ENG 314 Children’s Literature (preK-8 literature) ENG 315 Adolescent Literature (6-12 literature) Students earning middle level approval should complete ENG 315 EDU 373 Using Picture Books with Adolescent Literature in Middle School and Upper Elementary Classrooms (January Term)
One course in content area reading (at .50 credit): SEC 421 Theory and Practice for Building Academic Literacies in K-12 Classrooms or EDU 321 Content Area Reading (K-12) for early childhood, elementary, or special education certificates (.50 credit, Fall Term)
Recommended three-semester sequence of reading courses (Completed during junior and senior years prior to student teaching): SEMESTER I
Foundations course and Children’s/ Adolescent Literature course
One course in children’s or adolescent literature (.50 credit or more): ENG 314 Children’s Literature (PreK-grade 8) for early childhood, special education, or elementary certificates ENG 315 Adolescent Literature (grades 612) for middle level approval and secondary certificates (.50 credit, Fall Term)
SEMESTER II
Developmental course and SPE 440 and an additional course, if needed SEMESTER III
EDU 445 and an additional course, if needed SEMESTER IV
One course in assessment, diagnosis and remediation of reading difficulties (1.00 credit): SPE 440 Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Difficulties (Prerequisite: EED 314, or EED 315, or SPE 316, or ECE 318 (Spring Term)
Student teaching JANUARY TERM
EDU 373 or an additional course, if needed and available
Minor in Science Education For students admitted to a teacher education program. The minor in science education provides a broad background in the physical and natural sciences for teacher candidates. The specified courses in this minor encompass the K-8 science curriculum content. In addition, students complete a methods course that requires them to draw common themes from across the sciences and to apply them
One reading practicum (1.00 credit): EDU 445 Literacy Practicum (Prerequisite: SPE 440) EDU 445 should not be completed in the same term as EED 326. Additional courses in reading or children’s and adolescent literature, if needed, to meet the 24-hour requirement. EED 315 Literacy II: Using Language to Learn 155