Required Courses (30 units)

• EDCI 5210 - Research in Teaching Reading, Writing, and Related Language Arts [3]
• EDCI 5220 - Literacy Assessment and Instruction [3]
• EDCI 5230 - Advanced Writing Assessment and Instruction in Schools [3]
• EDCI 5240 - Advanced Literacy Assessment and Instruction [3]
• EDCI 5270 - Issues and Trends in the Use of Children’s Literature and Digital Technologies [3]

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• EDEL 4120 - Emergent Literacy [3]

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• EDCI 5400 - Reading and WritingClinical Practicum [3]

• or equivalent

• EDCI 5410 - Field Work in Reading, Writing and Related Language Arts [3]

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• EDCI 5490 - Developing English Reading/Language Arts Skills in Bilingual/Cross-Cultural Individuals [3]
• EDEL 5250 - Reading, Writing and Related Language Arts Across the Curriculum [3]
• EDFN 5000 - Research Methods in Education [3]

Corequisites (3 units)

In addition to the above requirements, students must satisfy the following:

• Complete ENGL 4101  (3), or TESL 4000  (3), or an equivalent course in English linguistics by the end of the second semester in the program.
• Have a preliminary basic California Teaching Credential (i.e., A Multiple Subjects, Single Subject, or Educational Specialist Teaching Credential).  Students may work towards the Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential while they are completing the requirements for their preliminary teaching credential.
• Have verified completion of “Intensive Teaching Experience” (three years of successful full-time teaching experience after receiving a basic teaching credential at any grades authorized by their credential), and “Extensive Teaching Experience” (20 clock hours of successful experience with either Prek-3^rd or 4^th grade-adult, whichever of these differs from their “Intensive Teaching Experience”). (The Extensive Teaching Experience requirement can often be met through successful completion of EDCI 5400 .)  Students who finish the program before they complete their experience requirements will be eligible for the specialist credential once they finish this requirement.

Comprehensive Exam (0 units)

Students should take the comprehensive examination for the M.A. degree in Education: Option in Reading Program (EDCI 5960 ) after they have completed all course work in their program and must comply with college and division requirements. Under special circumstances, and with prior approval from their program coordinator, students may take EDCI 5410  concurrently during the semester they take their Comprehensive Examination.

An M.A. in Education: Option in Reading and/or a California Reading Certificate (issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing) and/or a Postsecondary Reading Certificate can be earned concurrently with this Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential.

For admission to the program(s) and for information on how to earn an M.A. in Education: Option in Reading and/or a California Reading Certificate and/or a Postsecondary Reading Certificate concurrently with the Reading and Literacy Leadership Specialist Credential, see a faculty member who advises for the programs. A list of these faculty members and their office hours is available in King Hall C2097.

• EDCI 5960 - Comprehensive Examination [0]