Program Course Requirements

Reading Specialist
Emphasis Area

Hours

TEEL 881 Content Area Reading

3
TEEL 861 Advanced Literature for Children and Young Adults

3
TEEL 882 Trends in Language Arts

3
TEEL 883 Clinical Reading Diagnosis and Remediation

4
TEEL 884 Literacy Development

3
TEEL 885 The School Reading Program (Practicum)

3
Total

19

Licensure as a Reading Specialist requires:
1. Two years of classroom teaching experience.
2. Nineteen (19) graduate hours of coursework.
3. Minimum 3.25 cumulative GPA in all graduate coursework.

Prerequisites:
1. TEEL 481/681 Correction of Reading Disabilities, 3 credit hours, and
TEEL 480/680 Correction of Reading Disabilities Internship, 1 credit hour, are prerequisites for all courses in the licensure program.
2. All coursework is a prerequisite for TEEL 885 The School Reading Program (Practicum).

For more information, contact Dr. Kathleen Sanders, Dept of Teacher Education, at 785-628-5850.
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