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University of Wyoming

Literacy Program Leading to Reading Endorsement:

Overview


The University of Wyoming Curriculum & Instruction Program, with the support and cooperation of the University of Wyoming's Outreach School, will offer the required courses in the graduate literacy program via compressed video.  Compressed video sites will be determined at time of class registration.  The program is designed to serve graduate level K-12 teachers in Wyoming who wish to obtain the Wyoming Reading Endorsement, and those who choose to apply the course work toward a master's or doctoral degree in Curriculum & Instruction.  Graduate degree course numbers and full graduate tuition apply.

Eligible students enrolled in the Literacy Program leading to the Reading Endorsement will select one of three options:  1) K-6 level; 2) 7-12 level; or 3) K-12 level.  Students choosing the K-12 level endorsement will be required to complete each assignment in two classrooms representing the two levels.

Course Descriptions for Literacy Program

The required courses total 15 credits, with 3 additional credits chosen from a list of electives for a total of 18 credits. The required courses are offered according to an established schedule and will follow a similar format with compressed video sessions and one or two intensive weekends.  They will be offered in continuous rotation as long as demand exists.  Students will be responsible for meeting and documenting the state standards in literacy for the level of endorsement chosen. 

EDCI 5710 [5070]:  Advanced Content Area Reading (3 credits)
This course is designed to provide educators with a knowledge of reading factors as they relate to various disciplines.  The content of the course includes reading comprehension development, writing and oral language strategies as learning tools, techniques for vocabulary development, questioning strategies, and development of study skills.  Prerequisite:  At lease one year of successful classroom teaching experience in a recognized K-12 school setting.

Summer 2006, Summer 2007

EDCI 5720:  Literacy Assessment and Practices (3 credits)

This course takes a socio-linguistic perspective on language, literacy, and methods of literacy documentation:  The constructs of assessment and evaluation are critically examined in terms of their social contexts and the cultural space in which they operate.  Prerequisite:  At least one year of successful classroom teaching experience in a recognized k-12 school setting.

Fall 2005, Fall 2006


EDCI 5750: Research in Reading and Writing Instruction (3 credits)

Intended for students seeking K-6 or K-12 Reading Endorsement

This course is designed for students to consider contemporary, research-based approaches to classroom literacy instruction.  Students will learn to implement cutting-edge literacy methods and will examine the learning theories and empirical research that underlies these methods.  In addition, students will engage in a teacher action research project that involves developing, implementing, and evaluating a comprehension reading program.  Prerequisites:  EDEC 5320 [4320] or EDCI 4330 or 5310 or 5320 or graduate standing in education.  Note:  for those seeking K-12 endorsement this fulfills the elementary portion.

Spring 2006, Spring 2007

EDCI 5750:  Research in Reading and Writing Instruction(3 credits)
Intended for students seeking 7-12 or K-12 Reading Endorsement

This course is designed for students to consider contemporary, research-based approaches to classroom literacy instruction.  Students will learn to implement cutting-edge literacy methods and will examine the learning theories and empirical research that underlies these methods.  In addition, students will engage in a teacher action research project that involves developing, implementing, and evaluating a comprehension reading program.  EDEC 5320 [4320] or EDCI 4330 or 5310 or 5320 or graduate standing in education.

Note:  for those seeking K-12 endorsement this fulfills the secondary portion.

Summer 2006

EDCI 5760 [5870]:  Social Literacies (3 credits)

This course orients students toward an ethnographic and linguistic perspective on literacy.  It is designed to refocus attention from "schooled literacy" and to understand the literacies that children bring to school from their own sociocultural contexts.  Prerequisite:  At least one year of successful classroom teaching experience in a recognized K-12 school setting.

Spring 2006, Spring 2007

EDEC 5320 [4320]:  Advanced Oral & written Language Development (3 credits)

The course focuses on how humans come to know language structure (written and oral) and language use as a part of a social, cultural, and personal experience during their histories from birth through adolescence.  The course involves students in work showing that language development is a lifelong process.

Prerequisite:  At least one year of successful classroom teaching experience in a recognized K-12 school setting.

Fall 2005, Fall 2006

Please note:  Since we started delivering the literacy program we have changed the course number and title of four of the required courses.  The former course numbers are shown in brackets and the new course numbers will be used starting in summer 2004.  We are instituting a change for EDCI 5750 Research in Reading and Writing Instruction and will offer an elementary section for those seeking the K-6 or K-12 endorsement and a secondary section for those seeking the 7-12 or K-12 endorsement.  Students pursuing the K-12 endorsement will take each section and one of the courses will count as the elective.

Elective

EDCI 5870:  Seminar:  Beginning Reading - Research, Instruction and Intervention (3 credits)

This course was designed as an elective for the Literacy Endorsement Program and a graduate class for students interested in literacy.  The course will feature in-depth study of a problem in literacy.

Prerequisite:  Graduate standing and consent of instructor (Bialostok, smb@uwyo.edu)

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Admissions Procedure

Teachers who have taught or will have taught for one year (Standard XI) may take the courses and earn the state endorsement.  Students can choose to apply for the C&I masters or doctoral program in addition to the endorsement.  They must apply to and be accepted in the Curriculum & Instruction degree program before taking more than 12 credits of graduate work to count toward a graduate program of study.  Request application guidelines and requirements by contacting us at cip@uwyo.edu.  Application to the Graduate School must be made online and the application and other Graduate School policies and i information can be accessed at http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/UWGrad/. 

How to Register

Contact:

The Outreach School

Outreach Credit Programs

1-800-448-7801

E-mail:  outreach@uwyo.edu

                                Web:  outreach.uwyo.edu

Rotation of Courses

One literacy course will be offered during each of five semesters by compressed video in the late afternoon or evening with one intensive weekend in a central location in Wyoming. All courses will follow a similar format with 11 compressed video sessions and one intensive weekend. Compressed video sites will be determined at time of class registration.


Admissions Procedure.

Teachers who have taught or will have taught for one year (Standard XI) may take the courses and earn the state endorsement. To enroll in courses, contact The Outreach School 1-800-448-7801 or outreach@uwyo.edu
Students can choose to apply for the C&I masters or doctoral program in addition to the endorsement. They must apply to and be accepted in the Curriculum & Instruction degree program before taking more than 12 credits of graduate work to count toward a graduate program of study. For application materials, contact College of Education, Curriculum & Instruction Programs, (307)766-6366 or cip@uwyo.edu.   Students can visit the Curriculum & Instruction website that links with any of the administrating departments and to The Outreach School website.

Elementary Education Program Approval Standards


This matrix shows the course or courses that address each standard and how the student’s competency is assessed.


Standard

Courses Meeting Standard
I. The program shall require knowledge of the factors that influence reading comprehension. EDCI 5720: Supervised Practicum in R/W EDCI 5870: Seminar in Social Literacies
II. The program shall require experiences that promote students’ motivation and interest in reading. EDCI 5720: Supervised Practicum in R/W EDCI 5750: Research in R/W Instruction EDCI 5870: Seminar in Social Literacies
III. The program shall require demonstrated competence in the use of a variety of comprehension strategies for different types of texts. EDCI 5750: Research in R/W Instruction EDCI 5070: Trends in Reading in the Content Area
IV. The program shall require knowledge of and demonstrated competence in the development, implementation and evaluation of a variety of instructional approaches designed to improve students’ reading ability. EDCI 5720: Supervised Practicum in R/W EDCI 5750: Research in R/W Instruction
V. The program shall require demonstrated competence in using writing to teach reading. EDEC 4320: Oral & Written Language Acquisition EDCI 5070: Trends in Reading in the Content Area
VI. The program shall require demonstrated competence in prescribing instructional programs and activities for individual students and small/large groups, based upon the analysis and interpretation of diagnostic data. EDCI 5720: Supervised Practicum in R/W EDCI 5750: Research in R/W Instruction
VII. The program shall require demonstrated competence in planning and implementing activities designed to build community support for school reading programs. EDCI 5870: Seminar in Social Literacies
VIII. The program shall require knowledge of recent research development in reading, writing, listening and speaking. EDEC 4320: Oral & Written Language Acquisition EDCI 5870: Seminar in Social Literacies EDCI 5750: Research in R/W Instruction
IX. The program shall include supervised practicum experiences. EDCI 5720: Supervised Practicum in R/W


X. The program shall require differentiated knowledge and experiences at the level according to the area of emphasis desired: 1. An elementary program shall require knowledge and experiences at the elementary level. 2. A secondary program shall require k K-12 Literacy Program with 18 credits required.
knowledge and experiences at the secondary level. 3. 3. A k-12 program shall require knowledge and experiences at both elementary and secondary levels.  
XII. The program shall require knowledge of language acquisition as it concerns first and second language learning and how it varies by age levels. EDEC 4320: Oral & Written Language Acquisition EDCI 5070: Trends in Reading in the Content Area

Figure 3. Optional Courses to Complete Endorsement: choose one additional course

Course

ESL Literacy Issues EDCI 5070: 2nd Language Learners
Writing Workshop EDCI 5320: The Writing Process in the Classroom
Children's Literature EDCI 5160
Literature for Young Adults EDCI 5120
Independent Study EDCI 5490
Introduction to Diagnosis, Corrective
Reading Instruction		 EDCI 4300

Advanced Diagnosis, Corrective
Reading Instruction		 EDCI 4330
Book Making EDCI 5070

Short Course in Using Poetry & Music		 EDCI 5480(02)

Contact Info:

Barbara Chatton
University of Wyoming
College of Education
PO Box 3374
(307)766-5772
bchat@uwyo.edu