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2016–17 Graduate Academic Catalog

School of Education

Reading Endorsement

Reading Endorsement

Program Objectives

The

Reading Endorsement

will assess student candidates on

both their knowledge of and ability to teach to the Modified Ohio/

IRA Standards for the Reading Endorsements through a series of

assessments incorporated both in the class work segment of the

program as well as the field experience component.

• To address foundational knowledge and advance teachers’

knowledge and skills related to phonetics, phonics, and

language development.

• To expand teachers’ understanding of foundational issues

related to both historical and current reading issues.

• To provide an opportunity through field experiences for

candidates to apply the concepts taught in the course work.

Program Prerequisites

In addition to the general admission requirements listed in the

Graduate Admissions section of this catalog, students must meet

the following requirements:

1. Have a current Ohio educator license.

2. Complete a baccalaureate degree prior to enrollment.

3. Applicants holding the Adolescent/Young Adult (AYA),

multi-age, or career technical license must have completed

a prerequisite nine credit hours of undergraduate- or

graduate-level reading sequence course work before being

admitted as well as a course in phonics. All other applicants

must have completed the prerequisite 12 semester

credit hours of undergraduate- or graduate-level reading

sequence course work before being admitted, which

includes one phonics course.

Course Requirements

Course requirements involve 16 semester hours including:

EDR-6000 Linguistics and Language Development for Teachers..................................................... 3 DEDR-6200 Diagnosis and Intervention in Reading................. 3 EDR-6250 Supervised Field Experience-PK3.......................... 1 EDR-6300 Adolescent Reading: Theory and Practice............... 3 EDR-6350 Supervised Field Experience-Middle....................... 1 EDR-6375 Supervised Field Experience-Secondary................ 1

Licensure and Certification

Students who complete this program receive the Ohio Reading

Endorsement. This is not a degree program.

Admission Standards

Cedarville University invites applications to the reading

endorsement graduate nondegree program from graduates

who have received a master’s or bachelor’s in education from a

regionally accredited or otherwise approved university, and who

hold a valid Ohio educator license and are currently teaching.

Applicants should be currently teaching in the classroom or

be able to provide the program director with a proposal for an

appropriate teaching audience for the clinical portion of this

program. Additionally, applicants must meet the following pre-

requisites:

• Applicants hold the Adolescent/Young Adult (AYA), multi-age,

or career technical license must have completed a pre-

requisite of nine credit hours of undergraduate or graduate

level reading sequence course work before being admitted

• All other applicants must have completed the prerequisite 12

semester credit hours of undergraduate- or graduate-level

reading sequence course work before being admitted

• Recommendations from a church leader and professional

colleague.

Applicants should present strong academic records and also

have a profession of faith in Jesus Christ. Each applicant will be

reviewed on an individual basis.

Admissions Process and Timeframe

Applicants should follow specific admission criteria found in the

Admissions section of the graduate catalog. Application decisions

are generally made by the leadership of the

M.Ed

. program within

two weeks after an admission application is completed. University

Admissions will then notify applicants of the admission decision.

Course Sequencing

See the reading endorsement website

( cedarville.edu/ graduatereading)

for course sequencing and information on

completion options.

Clinical Requirements

The capstone experiences for the Reading Endorsement

Program are three one-hour supervised field experiences that

coincide with the grade levels of the endorsement. These field

experiences are completed in collaboration with educators at the

elementary, middle, and high school levels to address the reading

needs of students at those levels.

Transfer Credits

Up to five credit hours are permitted to be transferred into this

program.

Graduation Requirements

In addition to general graduation requirements listed in the

Academic section of this catalog, students seeking the Reading

Endorsement must fulfill the following:

Complete 16 semester hours as specified in the endorsement

program design in good academic standing. A minimum of 11

semester hours of the course requirements must be taken from

Cedarville University.

Maintain the following grade performance standards:

• Sustain an overall cumulative grade point average of not less

than 3.0.

• Complete all requirements for the endorsement within seven

years after matriculation in the program. Courses completed

more than seven years prior to the date of graduation cannot

be used to meet graduation requirements without written

approval from the School of Education. Requests for such

permission must provide explicit evidence that satisfies two

criteria:

• The evidence must demonstrate that the content of these

out-of-date courses is still a viable part of the student’s

graduate program, and

• The evidence must demonstrate how the student has

kept up-to-date with current content in those courses.

Extension of the time to complete the endorsement

requirements will be granted rarely and only if steady

progress toward the endorsement is evident AND if there

are clearly extenuating circumstances beyond control of

the student.