Reading Specialist
| Major: 5128 First Term: 2013 Spring Final Term: Current Award: CCL Total Credits: 24-30 CIPS Code: 13.9999 | Initiating College: Mesa Community College Program Availability: College-Specific Occupational Area: Education and Training / Education Instructional Council: Education (56) GPA: 2.00 |
Detailed Program Information | |
Description: The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Reading Specialist program qualifies certified Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary, or Special Education teachers for Reading Endorsement in Grades K-8, Grades 6-12, or Grades K-12 as specified by the Arizona Department of Education. Coursework focuses on foundations of language and literacy, essential elements of elementary reading and writing instruction, elements of elementary content area reading and writing, reading assessment systems, and leadership. Certificate requires a reading practicum in a K-12 classroom setting.
Program Notes:
Students must earn a grade of "C" or better for all courses required within the program.
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
Program Notes:
Students must earn a grade of "C" or better for all courses required within the program.
+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
| Program Prerequisites | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Credits: 0 | |||
| Early Childhood, Elementary, Secondary, or Special Education teacher certification. | |||
| Required Courses | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Credits: 12 | |||
| + | EPD270 | Theoretical and Research Foundations of Language and Literacy | 3 |
| + | EPD274 | Reading Assessment | 6 |
| + | EPD276 | The Teacher Leader | 3 |
| Restricted Electives | |||
| Credits: 12-18 | |||
| + | EPD244 | Reading and Writing in SEI/ESL/Bilingual Settings (3) OR | |
| EDU271 | Phonics Based Reading and Decoding (3) OR | ||
| EDU/ENH291 | Children's Literature (3) | 3 | |
| Select one of the following three (3) tracks | |||
| Track I: Grades K-8 | Credits: 9 | ||
| + | EPD271AA | Essential Elements of Elementary Reading and Writing Instruction K-8 | 3 |
| + | EPD272AA | Elements of Elementary Content Area Reading and Writing K-8 | 3 |
| + | EPD277AA | Reading Field Experience K-8 | 3 |
| Track II: Grades 6-12 | Credits: 9 | ||
| + | EPD271AB | Essential Elements of Adolescent Reading and Writing Instruction 6-12 | 3 |
| + | EPD272AB | Elements of Adolescent Content Area Reading and Writing 6-12 | 3 |
| + | EPD277AB | Reading Field Experience 6-12 | 3 |
| Track III: Grades K-12 | Credits: 15 | ||
| + | EPD271AA | Essential Elements of Elementary Reading and Writing Instruction K-8 | 3 |
| + | EPD271AB | Essential Elements of Adolescent Reading and Writing Instruction 6-12 | 3 |
| + | EPD272AA | Elements of Elementary Content Area Reading and Writing K-8 | 3 |
| + | EPD272AB | Elements of Adolescent Content Area Reading and Writing 6-12 | 3 |
| + | EPD277AA | Reading Field Experience K-8 | 3 |
| + | EPD277AB | Reading Field Experience 6-12 | 3 |
| Program Competencies | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Identify the stages of reading development and define each of the five constructs of reading instruction: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. (EPD270) | ||
| 2. | Identify national, state and grade-level literacy proficiency standards that guide the instruction of reading in K-8 and 6-12 classrooms, including intervention, remediation and evaluation. (EPD274) | ||
| 3. | Examine state and federal laws regarding assessment and provision of services for students with reading difficulties or reading disabilities. (EPD274) | ||
| 4. | Select, administer, and interpret reliable and valid classroom screening measures, both formal and informal, to determine students' reading proficiency and identify students at risk for reading difficulty. (EPD270, EPD274) | ||
| 5. | Identify strategies to support student communication development and explicitly teach academic vocabulary, oral language, strategies for reading words in text, and literal, inferential, critical, and evaluative comprehension skills. (EPD270) | ||
| 6. | Identify and use a variety of literacy strategies and interventions with students of varying abilities and experiences. (EPD270, EPD274) | ||
| 7. | Using qualitative and quantitative data, develop and implement explicit, systematic instruction and methods of assessment to monitor and improve student performance in reading and language arts. (EPD270, EPD274) | ||
| 8. | Identify students' reading difficulties and develop an intervention instructional plan and assessment schedule to monitor progress. (EPD274) | ||
| 9. | Design and implement a literacy block involving direct instruction, small group guided reading instruction, literacy stations, and independent practice that incorporates the Essential Elements of Reading and Writing Instruction and other research-based reading and writing strategies and materials. (EPD274) | ||
| 10. | Read, analyze and summarize current education research and theory of the teacher leader. (EPD276) | ||
| 11. | Develop a personal leadership philosophy and action plan grounded in educational research and self-assessment of personal growth as a teacher leader. (EPD276) | ||
| 12. | Demonstrate leadership skills related to working collaboratively with staff, teachers, and administration. (EPD276) | ||
All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.