Reading Major
This program prepares reading professionals who understand reading to be a constructive language process.
Program Goal
Graduates will be able to conceptualize and create reading instruction which is sensitive to the thought and language of individual readers, authors and the texts they create, and situational and cultural contexts. The reading major offers classroom teachers an opportunity to improve their knowledge and skills in the teaching of reading and to provide a reading teacher required by the Ohio Department of Education for the reading endorsement must pass the appropriate Praxis II exam.
Requirements
Students who complete the degree program in reading will take a minimum of 48 quarter hours of work at the graduate level. Reading Endorsement and major programs require a minimum of 125 clock hours of substantive field experience. These hours are distributed across EDUC 664, 666, and 667. Student performance in the field is formally evaluated by a college-appointed supervisor. Because of the sequential nature of the Reading Endorsement courses, the student should seek the advice of the Education Advisor in the Graduate School at the beginning of the Reading Endorsement Program.
Your Future
Graduate coursework and the Capstone Project are designed to prepare teachers to maximize the potential of every child. Upon completion, you will also be able to take a leadership role at the school or district level to assure that the learning needs of all students are met.
Reading Major Courses
Core Courses |
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| EDUC 600 | Liberal Arts and Philosophies of Education | 3 hrs. |
| EDUC 602 | Current Issues in Education | 3 hrs. |
| EDUC 604 | Foundations of Educational Research and Educational Statistics | 3 hrs. |
| EDUC 606 | Teacher As Inquirer | 3 hrs. |
| EDUC 620 | Equity, Diversity, and Social Justice | 3 hrs. |
| Core Total: | 15 hrs. | |
Major Courses |
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| EDUC 660 | Reading Foundations | 5 hrs. |
| EDUC 661 | Literacy in Content Areas (online) | 5 hrs. |
| EDUC 662 | Children's Literature in a Comprehensive Reading Program | 4 hrs. |
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| EDUC 663 | Adolescent Literature in a Comprehensive Reading Program | |
| EDUC 664 | Reading Assessment and Instruction | 5 hrs. |
| EDUC 666 | Reading Research and Instruction | 4 hrs. |
| EDUC 667 | Clinical/Field Experience in Reading | 5 hrs. |
| Major Total: | 28 hrs. | |
| EDUC 695 | Capstone Hours or Seminar | 5 hrs. |
| Minimum Total Reading Credit Hours: | 48 hrs. |
Note: There is an additional fee for each Capstone hour. Please contact the Business Office for a complete list of fees. Fee waivers may not be used for the cost of Capstone hours.
For more information about this program, you may fill out an online request information form, email grad@otterbein.edu or call us at 614.823.3210.
