Both the undergraduate and graduate programs lead to State of Montana Reading Specialist K-12 Endorsement.
Undergraduate
- EDU 331 Literature and Literacy for Children
- EDU 432 Literature and Literacy for Young Adults
- EDU 339 Methods: Teaching & Assessing PK-8 Language Arts
- EDU 397 Methods: PK-3 Early Literacy
- EDU 497 Methods: Teaching & Assessing 4-8 Reading
- EDU 481 Content Area Literacy
- EDU 438 Literacy Assessment, Diagnosis, and Instruction
- EDU 456 Application of Literacy Models K-12
27 total required course credits
Graduate
- C&I 527 Disciplinary Literacy Strategies for Adolescent Learners
- C&I 530 Trends and Research in Reading and Writing
- C&I 540 Language Arts Pedagogy and Practice
- C&I 541 Genre Studies
- C&I 533 Diagnosis and Instruction for Exceptional Learners
- C&I 557 Literacy Practicum
21 total required course credits
*All candidates must take and pass the Praxis II Content Knowledge Test: Reading (test number 0204, minimum passing score 159). See the Licensure Specialist for details.