LITERACY (K-12) endorsement requirements
Twenty (20) semester credit hours in the area of literacy, including a MINIMUM of three (3) semester credit hours in EACH of the following areas (University of Idaho equivalents listed):
FOUNDATIONS OF READING or DEVELOPMENTAL READING CREDITS
EDCI 320 Foundations of Literacy Development 3
READING IN THE CONTENT AREA
EDCI 463/563 Literacy Methods in Content Learning 3
LITERATURE FOR YOUTH
EDCI 321 Literature for Children 3
PSYCHOLINGUISTICS or LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
EDCI 560 Reading with a Second Language Learner 3
EDCI 565 Linguistics, Literacy, and Brain Function 3
ENGL 441 Introduction to the Study of Language 3
ENGL 442 Introduction to English Syntax 3
ENGL 448 Psycholinguistics 3
ENGL 496 History of the English Language 3
CORRECTIVE / DIAGNOSTIC / REMEDIAL READING
EDCI 466 Literacy Assessment and Intervention 3
TEACHING WRITING
EDCI 322 Teaching Writing/Language Arts 3
ENGL 401 Writing Workshop for Teachers 3
COMPLETION OF THE IDAHO COMPREHENSIVE LITERACY COURSE OR ASSESSMENT
To obtain a literacy endorsement, applicants must complete the Idaho Comprehensive Course or the Idaho Comprehensive Literacy Assessment (ICLA). By taking EDCI 320, 322 and 466, this requirement will be met
The following classes can be used to complete the remaining 20 credits required for the endorsement. NOTE: upper division ENGL classes require Engl 175 or 257 or 258 as a pre-req.
Engl 257 Literature of Western Civilization (3 cr)
Engl 258 Literature of Western Civilization (3 cr)
Engl 341 Survey of British Literature (3 cr)
Engl 342 Survey of British Literature (3 cr)
Engl 343 Survey of American Literature (3 cr)
Engl 344 Survey of American Literature (3 cr)
Engl 345 Shakespeare (3 cr)
Engl 375 The Bible as Literature (3 cr)
Literacy Endorsement requirements cont…
Engl 380 Introduction to U.S. Ethnic Literatures (3 cr)
Engl 426 Modern Poetry (3 cr)
Engl 427 Modern Fiction, 1900-1945 (3 cr)
Engl 429 Contemporary Fiction (3 cr)
Engl 431 Contemporary Poetry (3 cr)
Engl 433 Chaucer (3 cr)
Engl 451 Renaissance and 17th Century Literature (3 cr)
Engl 456 Restoration and Eighteenth Century (3 cr)
Engl 465 Romanticism (3 cr)
Engl 466 The Victorian Period (3 cr)
Engl 473 (s) American Regional Literature (3 cr)
Engl 481 Women's Literature (3 cr)
Engl 483 African American Literature (3 cr)
Engl/AIST 484 American Indian Literature (3 cr)
Engl 485 Global Literatures in English (3 cr, max 6)
Engl 520 Studies in Medieval Literature (3 cr, max 12)
Engl 540 Studies in Restoration and 18th Century British Literature (3 cr)
,Engl 550 Studies in 19th-Century British Literature (3 cr, max 12)
Engl 560 Studies in American Literature Before 1900 (3 cr, max 12)
Engl 570 Studies in 20th-21st-Centuries British and American Literature
FLEN 210 Introduction to Classical Mythology (3 cr)
FLEN 313 French/Francophone Literature in Translation (3 cr)
FLEN 324 Topics in German Literature in Translation (3 cr)
FLEN 331 Japanese Anime (3 cr)
FLEN 393 Spanish Literature in Translation (3 cr)
FLEN/LAS 394 Latin American Literature in Translation (3 cr)
LibS C428 Children's Literature for Librarians (3 cr)
LibS C429 Adolescent Literature for Librarians (3 cr)
Praxis II assessment required: Reading Specialist #5301. Passing score required: 164.POSSIBLE TEACHING ASSIGNMENTS: Reading/Literacy (Developmental and Remedial)
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