K-12+Reading+Certification

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 * (30 Hours**)

Reading K-12
 * All students must take PRAXIS II, 5301Graduate Reading Specialist as part of the degree program. ||
 * =Certification Area=

Steps through the NLGL, K-12 Reading program: 1. After you are accepted into the program, make an appointment with your advisor to go over all requirements. 2. Begin thinking about your Compelling Question that you will answer throughout your program for your Creative Synthesis Project. Click on NLGL Student Creative Synthesis Design Space in the navigation bar on the left for instructions on how to design your Creative Synthesis Project. 3. Create a Plan of Study with your adviser's input and submit it online through your MyPack Portal. 4. Complete your Certification Form, have your adviser sign it, and submit it to Irene in Poe 602. (The Form can be downloaded from the navigation bar on the left.Click on NLGL Certification Form). 5. At the beginning of the last semester of your program, go to your MyPack Portal and Apply to Graduate. 6. Participate in the Design Studio Showcase with your colleagues in early May. If you are graduating in May, Summer or the following December, you will participate in the May Showcase.

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7. Take PRAXIS II, 5301 for graduate level certification in Reading. We recommend that you take it toward the end of your last semester in the program. Request that a copy of the scores be sent to NC State University and be sure to print out a copy of your scores when you receive them electronically. ===== 8. Contact the CED Licensure Co-Ordinator to apply for graduate level licensure. This office is in 515 Poe Hall Office, 919.515.7160, //Olivia_fitzgerald@ncsu.edu // 9. Have fun and learn a lot along the way! || ===**Take 4 Core Courses (12 hours):**===


 * =====ECI 546 New Literacies and Media (3 hours, online, fall) (This course should be taken your first semester in the NLGL program)=====
 * =====ECI 524 Theory and Research in Global Learning (3 hours, online)=====
 * =====ECI 508 Teachers as Leaders (3 hours, Thursdays, spring) (This course should be taken your last spring semester)=====
 * =====ECI 523 Teacher as Researcher (3 hours, online)=====

**Take 4 Required Reading Courses (12 hours)**
Note: ECI 543 and ECI 544 must be taken before taking ECI 645.
 * ECI 543 Diagnosis of Reading Disabilities (3 hours)
 * ECI 544 Remediation of Read. Disabilities (3 hours)
 * ECI 545 Theory and Research in Literacy (3 hours)
 * ECI 645 Diagnostic-Prescriptive Practicum in Reading (3 hours)

**Take 2 Restricted Electives. Select TWO courses from the following (6 hours):**

 * ECI 540 Reading in the Elementary School (3 hours)
 * ECI 541 Content Area Reading (3 hours)
 * ECI 500 Theory & Practice in Teaching Diverse Populations (3 hours)
 * ECI/ELM 547 Children’s Literature (3 hours)
 * EDP 582 Adolescent Development (3 hours)
 * EDP 504 Advanced Educational Psychology (3 hours)
 * ECI 521 Teaching Literature for Young Adults (3 hours)
 * ECI 511 Computer Applications and Curriculum Integration (3 hours)
 * ECI 512 Emerging Technologies for Teaching and Learning (3 hours)
 * ECI 513 Videography for Education (3 hours)

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