Program Coordinator: Dr. Lesley Morrow (732/932-7496, ext. 8119; email: lmorro@rci.rutgers.edu)
The reading specialist certification programs require an initial
teacher certification and two years of teaching experience prior to
enrollment in the program.
Reading (12 credits)
15:299:561 Foundations of Literacy Instruction (3)
15:299:564 Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Difficulties (3)
15:299:565 Laboratory in Remedial Reading (3)
15:299:566 Seminar in Reading Research and Supervision (3)
Literacy Methods (9 credits)
Three courses from the following:
15:250:503 Topics in Learning and Teaching (3)
15:251:573 Literacy Development in the Early Years (3)
15:252:517 The Child and the Language Arts (3)
15:252:518 Topics in English Education (composition curriculum) (3)
15:252:519 Seminar in Children`s Writing (3)
15:299:515 Literacy Strategies for Secondary-Level and Adult Learners (3)
15:299:516 Teaching Reading in the Elementary School (3)
Children and Adolescents (3 credits)
One course from the following:
15:299:509 Children`s Literature in the Early Childhood and Elementary School Curriculum (3)
17:610:547 Materials for Children (3)
17:610:548 Materials for Young Adults (3)
Educational Theory, Policy, and Administration (3 credits)
One course in either supervision or curriculum selected in consultation with the student`s adviser
Learning, Cognition, and Development (3 credits)
One
course in learning disabilities or memory and cognition or the
psychology of sex differences selected in consultation with the
student`s adviser
Electives (6 credits)
Two courses selected in consultation with the students adviser
