The K-12 Reading Licensure Program may be taken in any of the following three sequences:
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| Course # | Semester | Course # | Semester | Course # | Semester |
| 626 | Fall | 626 | Spring | 620 | Summer |
| 619 | Spring | 620 | Summer | 629 | Summer |
| 625 | Summer | 629 | Summer | 626 | Fall |
| 620 | Summer | 619 | Fall | 619 | Spring |
| 660 | Fall | 660 | Spring | 625 | Summer |
| 629 | Fall | 625 | Spring | 660 | Fall |
EEC 619 Reading Assessment and Diagnosis (4 credits)
This graduate course provides and in-depth study of assessment strategies for readers as different levels. Effective reading assessments for groups and individual learners, data-driven decision-making, and assessment of curriculum will be emphasized. Data analysis and patterns of performance at the individual, class and whole school level will be highlighted.
EEC 620 Effective Reading for Content Areas (3 credits)
This course focuses on practical, best practice strategies to help learners be more successful with textbooks and other kinds of reading materials. vocabulary, comprehension, and study strategies supported by research-based evidence will be presented along with successful strategies for implementation in a grade or school.
EEC 625 Instructional Strategies and Remediation (3 credits)
This graduate course provides an in-depth study of instructional strategies and intervention/remediation strategies for readers at different levels. Effective reading strategies for groups and individual learners, data-based curriculum decisions, and selection of appropriate materials and instructional strategies will be emphasized.
EEC 626 Preparing Students to Read (3 credits)
This course provides a foundation in the field of literacy education. The content of the course will focus on research-based knowledge and evidence related to current issues in literacy development for P-16 schools and environments. The focus will be on classroom level solutions to national and local problems in literacy development.
EEC 629 Providing Professional Development in Literacy (3 credits)
This is a graduate level course which examines the role of the reading professional in providing professional development to improve reading instruction. A solutions approach will be used to examine and discuss current research in literacy, developments in federal and state policy regarding reading practices, and how this relates to providing the necessary conditions for good reading instructions. Additionally, preparation for the Praxis II exam in reading will be provided.
EEC 660 Field Experience(3 credits)
This is a graduate level course designated as the final experience for the reading teacher. This field-based course is designed to provide teachers opportunities to apply the knowledge and strategies developed in the program to improve reading instruction. The online seminar component provides support and focus for the experience.
The K-12 Reading Licensure program is offered online to serve the needs of our working professional teachers. The flexibity of online courses means you can access course material at home or at work. You are also able to access library and web resources, read lectures, watch presentations, participate in discussions, submit your assignments and review grades online via the current university-wide course management system (Desire2Learn).
Please see the online learning discussion at http://www.mnsu.edu/ext/online/ for more information.
The Reading Licensure program is available to Districts and other groups to form Cohort groups - moving a group of interested educators through the program at the same time. The program does not function as a cohort body unless by special arrangement.
To receive the Minnesota K-12 Reading Licensure, all applicants must pass the Praxis II Reading Specialist. The test is offered through the Educational Testing Service (ETS) and all tests are offered on six different Saturdays scheduled throughout the academic year.
ETS has a website that offers in-depth information, preparation hints and tests-at-a-glance. Go to http://www.ets.org and click on the PRAXIS link on the main page. From here you can look at state requirements, tests-at-a-glance (TAAG), and test preparation booklets such as [PDF] General Information and Study Tips (981 KiB) and [PDF] Reducing Test Anxiety (1.26 MiB).
You may also view state teacher testing requirements online.
Registration materials including inserts listing required tests for each teaching field and sample registrations are available outside the College of Education Academic Advising Office, Armstrong Hall 117, 507-389-1215.
Further information on licensure may be found at http://ed.mnsu.edu/advising/geninfo.html.
