This department offers a 21-credit Advanced Certificate in Literacy B-6 or 5-12 leading to professional certification as a Literacy Specialist. To be eligible for the Advanced Certificate in Literacy, you must have completed a Master’s Degree in Education possessing initial teaching certification. The coursework will provide you with the core Literacy courses offered in the Master’s program. If you are a 48-credit Career Change student, the two courses taken in Literacy can be applied to the Advanced Certificate. Therefore, Career Change students need to take 15 literacy credits. EDU 3220 Approaches, Materials, and Performance Evaluation EDU 3215 Research and practice of Teaching Writing in General and Inclusive Education EDU 3270 Theories of and Strategies for Teaching Literacy in Content Areas EDU 3230 Diagnosis and Recommendations for Literacy Performance (Prerequisite or Core. 3220 and 3270) EDU 3240 Literacy and Assessment Strategies for Diverse Learners (Prerequisite, 3230) EDU 3255 Practicum and Seminar in Literacy Instruction (Pre. Requisite 3230 and 3240 EDU 3265 Teaching Literacy through Literature, 5-12

-