Literacy Education Reading and Language Arts Courses
The Literacy Education Sixth-Year diploma program leading to certification in Reading and Language Arts Consultant (097) is aligned with the International Reading Association’s standards for the preparation of reading professionals.
SIXTH-YEAR TOTAL MINIMUM: 30 CREDITS
Prerequisite course requirements
These requirements may be met by taking an undergraduate or graduate course with a grade of at least a “B.”
Educational psychology - 3 credits (required)
| EDUC 509 |
Psychological Foundations in Education |
3 |
Children’s or adolescent literature - 3 credits (required)
| EDUC 536C |
Children’s Literacy OR |
3 |
| EDUC 536J |
Adolescent Literacy |
3 |
Special education - 3 credits (required)
| EDUC 564 |
Education of the Exceptional Student |
3 |
Tests and measurements - 3 credits (required)
| EDUC 558 |
Evaluation of Instructional Outcomes |
3 |
Curriculum: Methods and materials in teaching Language Arts - 3 credits (required)
| EDUC 440C |
Pedagogical and Content Knowledge in Teaching Language Arts OR |
2 |
| EDUC 440M/J |
Methods and Materials in Teaching Language Arts |
3 |
Second language learning and acquisition - 1 credit (required)
| EDUC 570 |
Instruction for the English Language Learner |
1 |
Initial program requirements
The initial program requirements may be met through completion of the following courses at the master’s or Sixth-Year level:
Developmental reading - 6 credits (required)
| EDUC 574 |
Developmental Reading in the Elementary School |
3 |
| EDUC 575M/J |
Reading and Writing in the Content Areas |
3 |
Diagnosis and remediation of Reading and Language Arts difficulties - 3 credits (required)
| EDUC 571 |
Diagnosis and Intervention of Reading and Language Arts Difficulties |
3 |
Clinical field experience - 7 credits (required)
| EDUC 596 |
Field Experience in Reading and Language Arts |
1 |
| EDUC 597 |
Practicum in Reading and Language Arts |
6 |
Advanced program requirements
Advanced Reading and Language Arts diagnosis - 2 credits (required)
| EDUC 572 |
Advanced Diagnosis of Reading and Language Arts Difficulties |
2 |
Organization, administration, and supervision of reading - 4 credits (required)
| EDLD 611 |
Administration: Organizing and Staffing Educational Institutions OR |
3 |
| EDLD 613 |
Leadership |
3 |
| EDLD 611A |
Organization, Administration, and Supervision of Reading and Language Arts Programs |
1 |
Reading and Language Arts Consultant practicum and applied research - 6 credits (required)
| EDLD 683 |
Internship for the Reading & Language Arts Consultant |
6 |
Additional program requirements
Final degree requirement - (choose one of the following:)
| EDUC 668 |
Literacy Research Project: Dyslexia |
1 |
| EDUC 669 |
Sixth Year Project OR |
3 |
| EDUC 695 |
Advanced Thesis Research - Sixth Year |
3 |
Additional certification requirements
| Connecticut Reading Specialist Test |
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