Certification in Reading
Mary Applegate, Ph.D., Director, Reading Programs
Barbelin 263, 610- 660-1585, mapplega@sju.edu
This graduate program prepares educators to meet the literacy needs of children. This program is suited to classroom teachers who wish to become reading specialists, or those teachers who want to provide appropriate instruction for the wide range of needs within the regular classroom.
Students in the Reading Specialist program are expected to have obtained their Pennsylvania Instructional I certification. Noncertified students accepted into the program will be expected to complete Pennsylvania Instructional I elementary certification while pursuing the specialist certification or the M.S. degree.
The M.S. degree requires a total of 36 credits, as follows:
Reading Component
Writing in the Classroom |
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EDU 700 (4415) |
Psychology of Literacy |
EDU 701 (4425) |
Literacy Assessment & Instruction K-3* (pre requisite EDU 700 and 702) |
EDU 702 (4435) |
Literacy Assessment & Instruction 4-12* |
EDU 703 (4445) |
Literacy Research |
EDU 704 (4455) |
Planning and Organizing Literacy Programs |
EDU 705 (4475) |
Literacy Practicum (6 credits) |
EDU 711 |
Language and Culture |
* Meets SPE 602; Diagnostic Assessment and Progress Monitoring
Practicum runs last two weeks in June and 4 weeks in July
PDE Chapter 49 regulation courses is not completed as part of undergraduate program:
SPE 550 Foundations in Special Education
SPE 612 Inclusive Classroom Practices
Elective Option One: English Language Learning Courses:
EDU 708 (5445) |
Multicultural Literature for Children |
English Linguistics |
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Second Language Acquisition |
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EDU 713 (5935) |
Methods in Teaching English as a Second Language |
Pedagogy Lab |
Elective Option Two: Reading Supervisory Program
EDU 660 |
Measurement & Evaluation of Instructional Outcomes |
EDU 665 |
Administration, Organizational Culture and Planned Change |
EDU 675 |
Curriculum Development & Practice in Publivc & Private Schools |
EDU 680 |
Law and American Education |
EDU 769 |
Advanced Field Work in Literacy |