Literacy Special Reading Track

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MED in Language and Literacy - Special Reading Teacher/Literacy Coach Track

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The Special Reading Teacher/Literacy Coach track is for educators desiring to work as literacy coaches or special reading teachers, in various public and private settings. The degree program meets the international Reading Association's Standards for Reading Professionals (2003 revision) for Category II: The Classroom Teacher and Category III: The Reading Specialist/Literacy Coach. This track leads to Missouri Special Reading certification. This certification is not available as an initial certificate; candidates must already be certified in another area.

Curriculum

Curriculum			Hours
Required Courses			33
ED	526	Classroom Management Seminar	3
ED	527	Growth and Development of Children and Adolescents	3
ED	528	Theory and Practice in Literacy	3
ED	545	Teaching Reading to Linguistically Diverse Learners	3
ED	546	Advanced Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Difficulties	3
ED	547	Counseling Techniques with Exceptional Children and Their Families	3
ED	548	Evaluation of Abilities and Achievement	3
ED	557	Language Development for the Exceptional Child	3
ED	610	Issues and Research in Literacy	3
ED	641*	Literacy Practicum I	3
ED	651*	Literacy Practicum II	3
Elective Courses (Select 1 course from the following)			3
ED	531	Literacy Across the Curriculum	3
ED	549	Literacy Programs and Mandates	3
ED	561	Miscue Analysis	3
ED	585	Emergent Literacy in a Diverse Society I	3
Total Hours			36

*For the Special Reading Teacher/Literacy Coach track, ED 641: Practicum I and ED 651: Practicum II must be completed at two completely different instructional levels across Grades K-12 (e.g., elementary and middle school or elementary and high school).

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