Reading Specialist Curriculum & Schedule - Penn State Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies

Reading Specialist Certification Curriculum and Schedule

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33 credits required

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NOTE: Please use the course descriptions and prerequisites linked from the course numbers on this page, not those on the course schedule on the right, as they may differ.

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Course #	Course Title	Spring 2013 Schedule	Summer 2013 Schedule
CORE COURSES
C I 400	Introduction to Research Literature Spring 2013 - 50% online Summer 2013 - 80% online	Spring 2013	Summer 2013
C I 501	Teaching as Inquiry	N/A	N/A
C I 550	Overview of Contemporary School Curriculum Summer 2013 - 80% online	N/A	Summer 2013
EDPSY 421	Learning processes in Relation to Educational Practices	N/A	N/A
EDPSY 526	Psychology of Reading(prerequisite: EDPSY 421) Summer 2013 - 60% online	N/A	Summer 2013
LITERACY REQUIREMENTS
LL ED 450	Content Area Reading Summer 2013 - 50% online	N/A	Summer 2013
LL ED 500	The Reading and Writing Classroom	N/A	N/A
LL ED 541	Adolescent and Children's Literature Related to Ethnic and Social Issues	Spring 2013	N/A
LLED 545	Literature & Language Assessment for Instruction (pre-requisite: LL ED 500 or instructor approval )	N/A	N/A
LL ED 597	Special Topics: Issues in Teaching Reading and Writing to English Language Learners	Spring 2013	N/A
CAPSTONE COURSES	(Must be taken concurrently. Offered summers only)
LLED 550	Theory & Practicum in Assessment & Instruction/Reading Difficulty Summer 2013 - 30% online	N/A	Summer 2013
LLED 595A	Practicum: Remedial Procedures and Diagnosis	N/A	Summer 2013

NOTE: To start the Reading Specialist certification, you need:

Certification I in elementary or a content area. If you do not have this certification, see your academic adviser, Dr. Laura Roy, prior to taking courses.
A passing grade on Penn State University’s Pre-Certification Exam on Educating the Handicapped in PA OR a Special Education course. Another option in place of the University’s Pre-certification exam is the PATTAN course, which is a FREE 4 week, 15 hour interactive online course. After completing this course, verification MUST be sent to the Education Division at Great Valley. Visit www.pattan.k12.pa.us to register for the PATTAN course.
To take the PRAXIS Reading Specialist Exam – Qualifying score is 570. Contact information for PRAXIS is 1-800-772-9476 or e-mail praxis@ets.org or www.ets.org/praxis
To earn an M.Ed. in Literacy as well as the certification, students complete a master's paper (3 credits) for a total of 39 credits.
To contact Dr. Laura Roy at 610-725-5315 or schedule an appointment at 610-648-3284 or lar37@psu.edu before completing 6 credit hours.