Literacy and Culture Licensure

   (Endorsement as Reading Specialist/Coach)


The Reading Specialist/Coach licensure program is designed for teachers who have a Master’s degree, a valid Virginia Postgraduate Professional teaching license or equivalent from another state, and at least three years of successful teaching experience in which reading education was a responsibility under a full-time teaching contract. This program provides teachers the opportunity to investigate research-based theories in reading and writing, put theory into effective practice, and examine how culture impacts teaching and learning. The goal of this program is to produce competent teacher-leaders able to teach reading and writing across the curriculum within the parameters of research-based literacy techniques and assessments. Admission to this licensure program is on the same basis as admission to the graduate degree program in Literacy and Culture at Longwood University.

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

EDUC 518 Teaching the Writing Process K-8 (3)
EDUC 524 Emergent and Early Literacy Instruction (3)
EDUC 526 Classroom-based Literacy Assessment (3)
EDUC 527 Strategies for Students who Struggle with Literacy (3)
EDUC 626 Practicum I: Analysis & Instruction in Literacy (3)
EDUC 645 Developing Leaders in Literacy ( (3)
EDUC 646 Practicum II: Leadership in Literacy (3)

ELECTIVE COURSE (3) Select one course from the following:

EDUC 520 Literacy Development & Cultural Awareness (3)
EDUC 525 Intermediate to Middle Grade Literacy Instruction (3)
EDUC 529 Teaching Comprehension Strategies (3)
EDUC 530 Teaching Reading in the Content Area (3)
EDUC 531 Inquiry into the Literacy Process (3)
OR another three-credit course approved by the advisor
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED 24