Reading (K-12) Teaching Minor

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18 Credit Hours Required

Required Courses in Minor (11-15 hours)

SEED 450 - Reading and Content Literacy (C) 2-3 (also SEED 550)
ELED 395 - Practicum (C) 1 (Literacy)
ELED 459 - Introduction to Literacy Assessment and Remediation (C) 2-3
Select one of the following courses (2-3 cr hrs):
LIBM 405 - Children’s Literature (C) 2
LIBM 406 - Adolescent Literature (C) 3
Select one of the following courses (2-3 cr hrs):
ELED 450 - K-8 Reading Methods (C) 2-3
ELED 344 - Integrated Literacy I K-8 3
Select one of the following courses (2-3 cr hrs):
ELED 440 - K-8 Language Arts Methods (C) 2
SEED 424 - 7-12 Language Arts Methods (C) 3
ELED 345 - Integrated Literacy II K-8 3

Minor Electives (3-7 hours)

Notes

This program does NOT result in a reading specialist certification in SD as that program requires graduate level coursework.

No more than 12 hours can be applied to both the ELED major and Reading minor.

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