2014-2015 Graduate Academic Catalog

Page 29 2014–15 Graduate and Adult Programs 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 EDR-6100 Literacy Issues and Trends...................................... 4 EDR-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 Criteria 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. 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. 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 Credit Up to five credit hours are permitted to be transferred into this program.