Literacy Instruction Concentration

This concentration is designed for practicing educators who wish to enrich their competency and may lead to Washington State and/or NAD endorsement as a reading specialist once all requirements are met including any state-required assessments. Any students wishing to pursue the endorsement must work closely with their advisors and the certification officer when choosing electives and project fulfillment.

Concentration Core

EDUC 475Teaching Reading Skills in The Content Areas

3

EDUC 535/SPED 535Reading Diagnosis and Remediation

3

EDUC 546Reading and Writing Assessment

3

EDUC 54921st-Century Literacies

3

ENGL 574Literature for Children and Young Adults

4

SPED 531Psychology of Reading

3

WRIT 589Writing Theory

3

Select one of the following

EDUC 520Teaching Beginning Literacy

3

EDUC 533Literature-Based Reading Instruction

3

EDUC 537Thematic Approaches to Literacies Instruction

3

Total Credit Hours:25