Licensure Concentration, EdS
Education Specialist, Reading and Literacy Instruction
Degree requirements for the Licensure concentration are as follows:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| RDG 525 | Multimodal Structured Approach to Teaching Language and Literacy | 3 |
| RDG 530 | Reading Research | 3 |
| Orton-Gillingham or Wilson Coursework 1 | 8 | |
| RDG 532 | Methods and Strategies for Comp of Narrative and Non-Fiction Text | 3 |
| RDG 534 | Reading and Writing Assessment | 3 |
| RDG 536 | Literacy and the Change Process District: School Action Planning | 3 |
| RDG 538 | Language Disorders and Literacy | 3 |
| RDG 543 | Approaches and Practices for Writing Instruction and Assessment | 3 |
| RDG 547 | Structures of Language and Lit Part 1: Foundations for Early Lit Acquis | 3 |
| RDG 548 | Structures of Language and Lit Part 2: Consolidation of Lit Acquisition | 3 |
| RDG 554 | Pre-Practicum | 0 |
| RDG 590 | Reading Practicum | 4 |
| Total Credits Required: | 39 | |
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Students must take 8 credits of either Orton-Gillingham or Wilson coursework:
Orton-Gillingham: RDG 527 Orton-Gillingham Pre-Practicum, RDG 528 Orton-Gillingham Part I, RDG 529 Orton-Gillingham Part II
Wilson: RDG 556 Intro to Multisensory Structured La ng. Inst. w/ Wilson Reading, RDG 557 Intensive Instruction for the Non- Responsive Reader, RDG 558 Wilson Reading System Steps 1-6