Curriculum

LITERACY GRADUATE CERTIFICATE CURRICULUM

The online UW Graduate Certificate in Literacy serves Wyoming teachers and recent College of Education graduates who wish to gain a reading endorsement from the Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board (PTSB).
Required Courses: EDCI5580 - Internship1 Credits: 3 EDCI5710 - Genre-based, Discipline-based Literacies Credits: 3 EDCI5720 - Literacy Difficulties: Assessment and Instruction Credits: 3 EDCI5750 - Research in Literacy Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Classrooms, Grades K-5, Part I Credits: 3-6 EDCI5760 - Social Linguistics Literacies Credits: 3 EDCI5755 - Research in Literacy Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Classrooms, Grades K-5, Part II Credits: 3 EDCI5770 - Research in Literacy Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Classrooms, Part I (6-12) Credits: 3 EDCI5775 - Research in Literacy Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Classrooms, Part II (6-12) Credits: 3 Endorsement K-6: 18 Hours EDCI5760 - Social Linguistics Literacies Credits: 3 EDCI5710 - Genre-based, Discipline-based Literacies Credits: 3 EDCI5720 - Literacy Difficulties: Assessment and Instruction Credits: 3 EDCI5750 - Research in Literacy Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Classrooms, Grades K-5, Part I Credits: 3-6 EDCI5755 - Research in Literacy Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Classrooms, Grades K-5, Part II Credits: 3 plus one elective Endorsement 6-12: 18 Hours EDCI5760 - Social Linguistics Literacies Credits: 3 EDCI5710 - Genre-based, Discipline-based Literacies Credits: 3 EDCI5720 - Literacy Difficulties: Assessment and Instruction Credits: 3 EDCI5770 - Research in Literacy Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Classrooms, Part I (6-12) Credits: 3 EDCI5775 - Research in Literacy Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Classrooms, Part II (6-12) Credits: 3 plus one elective Endorsement K-12: 21 Hours EDCI5580 - Internship1 Credits: 3 EDCI5760 - Social Linguistics Literacies Credits: 3 EDCI5710 - Genre-based, Discipline-based Literacies Credits: 3 EDCI5720 - Literacy Difficulties: Assessment and Instruction Credits: 3 EDCI5750 - Research in Literacy Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Classrooms, Grades K-5, Part I Credits: 3 EDCI5755 - Research in Literacy Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Classrooms, Grades K-5, Part II Credits: 3 EDCI5770 - Research in Literacy Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Classrooms, Part I (6-12) Credits: 3 EDCI5775 - Research in Literacy Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Classrooms, Part II (6-12) Credits: 3 Electives EDCI5120 - Literature For Young Adults Credits: 3 EDCI5160 - Recent Trends in Children’s and Young Adult Literature Credits: 3 Additional Information: This 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. Students enrolled in the literacy program will select one of three options for endorsement, K-6 level, 7-12 level and K-12 level. More information on the PTSB reading endorsement can be found at the following link: https://wyomingptsb.com/licensure/endorsement-areas/.