Graduate Reading Endorsement

The graduate reading endorsement enables its completers to teach reading intervention in grades K-12 and qualifies them for the teacher credentials under the Third Grade Reading Guarantee Ohio Law. This is available to licensed teachers only:


Prerequisite Courses:

Ohio Reading Core (12 hours)

  • Phonics and the English Language (EDEC 540) or Equivalent with dyslexia standards

  • Foundations of Literacy K-9 (EDEC 515) or Content Area Literacy (EDCI 561) or Literacy Theory and Practice (EDCI 560) or Equivalent

  • Advanced Studies in the Language Arts (EDCI 563) or Equivalent

  • Advanced Literature for Young Children: PreK-5 (EDCI 566) or Advanced Studies of Literature for Adolescents: Grades 4-12 (EDCI 564) or Equivalent

*All candidates must have completed the 12-hour Ohio Reading Core or will be completing it concurrently with the following required courses:

Course Number and Title

Hrs.

Prerequisites

EDCI 523 Literacy Theory and Curriculum

3

12-hour Ohio Reading Core

EDEC 567 Advanced Methods of Literacy

3

12-hour Ohio Reading Core

EDEC 663 Intervention & Assessment in Literacy for the Elementary Learner

3

12-hour Ohio Reading Core

EDCI 664 Intervention & Assessment in Literacy for the Secondary Learner

3

12-hour Ohio Reading Core

Internship:

 

 

EDCI 715 Graduate Literacy Internship

3

EDEC 663, EDCI 664

Total Hours

15 hrs.

 

Note: Passage of the appropriate state required reading test required prior to endorsement application.