Program Requirements
Hours: 60-75
Prerequisites - 15 hours
RDG 505 Psychology of Reading (3)
RDG 530 Phonics/Linguistics (3)
RDG 538 Diagnosis & Remediation of Reading Problems (3)
RDG 540 Fluency and Comprehension Development in Reading (3)
RDG 591 Practicum in Evidence-Based Reading Instruction I (3)
Leadership and Systems Change - 6 hours
RDG 756 Multi-Tiered Systems of Support: Part 1 (3)
RDG 760 Multi-Tiered Systems of Support Part 2 (3)
Research and Statistics - 15 hours
EDU 700 Introduction to Research Design and Statistics (3)
EDU 701 Intermediate Research Design and Statistics (3)
EDU 702 Behavioral Research Methods and Program Evaluation (3)
EDU 703 Applied Research Methods (3)
EDU 806 Research Dissemination (3)
Language Reading - 24 hours
RDG 740 The Cognitive Foundations of Reading (3)
RDG 745 Linguistics (3)
RDG 750 Language Development: Research and Practice (3)
RDG 765 Teaching and Evaluating PreK-12 Writing (3)
RDG 770 Special Topics-Foundations of the Science of Reading Seminar (3)
RDG 771 Special Topics-Advancing the Science of Reading in Educational Practice Seminar (3)
RDG 772 Special Topics-Preparing for Teaching and Supervision in Higher Education Seminar (3)
RDG 775 Supervision and Teaching in Higher Education (3)
Dissertation Guidance - 15 hours
EDU 801 Dissertation Seminar I (3)
EDU 802 Dissertation Seminar II (3)
EDU 805 Dissertation Guidance (9) - (6 hours one semester and 3 the second semester)