Curriculum: PreK-12 Reading Instruction Endorsement

Next Term Application Deadline

04.24.2025

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05.12.2025

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Curriculum at a Glance

For the PreK-12 Reading Instruction Endorsement online, students will complete 12 credit hours focusing on literacy assessment and instruction. Specialized practica further provide students with critical hands-on instructional experiences necessary to be competitive in the job market. The University of Cincinnati’s Literacy and Second Language Studies faculty are well-trained in distance learning pedagogies.

Course	Title / Description	Credit
LSLS7026	Foundations of Language and Literacy Acquisition for Diverse Readers Course: LSLS7026 Credit: 3 This course examines the cognitive and neurological processes involved in oral language and literacy development. It explores theoretical models that inform reading acquisition and development. This course also helps educators to identify explicit and systematic instruction built on the interrelatedness between language and literacy. Recognition of characteristics, strengths, and needs of diverse reader profiles (i.e., students with dyslexia and other reading disabilities, English learners, and emergent bilinguals) and how to address their unique learning needs through effective instruction is considered and discussed.	3
LSLS7028	Advanced Literacy Assessments in Practicum Course: LSLS7028 Credit: 3 This course is designed to improve student’s understanding and practical application of various reading and writing assessments (i.e., screening, diagnostic, progress monitoring, classroom assessments). The students will learn how to select, administer, interpret, and share the results of assessment tools, they will also explore how to use assessment results to differentiate core instruction and plan for intervention. This course requires students to work in the field with an individual student and/or small groups of students with reading and writing difficulties.	3
LSLS7029	Advanced Literacy and Writing Instruction in Practicum Course: LSLS7029 Credit: 3 This course is designed to improve student’s understanding and practical application of evidence-based instruction in the domains of word recognition, language comprehension, and writing. Students will explore the relationships between oral language, phonology, advanced word study, fluency, and comprehension to word recognition and language comprehension instruction. Students will also explore the relationship between foundational writing skills instruction and composition skills instruction in writing. This course requires students to work in the field with an individual student and/or small groups of students with reading and writing difficulties.	3
LSLS7031	Advanced Literacy Research and MTSS Course: LSLS7031 Credit: 3 This course equips students to critically analyze, synthesize, and apply scientific literacy research findings to comprehensive reading and writing instruction that meets the needs of diverse learners. Topics include the evidence-based practices for teaching foundational writing skills (handwriting and spelling), language concepts, reading comprehension strategies, and composition skills needed by learners across the grade bands to become proficient readers and writers. This course also focuses on the professional skills needed to design, implement, and assess instructional effectiveness in collaborative multi-disciplinary MTSS teams.	3

FAQs

How will the Reading Instruction Endorsement Graduate Certificate help further my professional opportunities?
Earning the PreK-12 Reading Instruction Endorsement Graduate Certificate creates additional opportunities for an educator’s career choices. The demand for teachers is constant and employment growth is high. With an ever-increasing need to support literacy from pre-school to adult, some of the opportunities for graduates with the PreK-12 Reading Instruction Endorsement Certificate include:
- Literacy Coach
- Reading Coach
- Reading Intervention Teacher/Specialist
- Reading Instructor/Teacher
- Reading Specialist
- Literacy and Assessment Curriculum Specialist
- Reading and Writing Center Coordinator
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What can I do with an MEd in Literacy & Second Language Studies?
The promotion of literacy and language education is one of the great callings! Fewer missions are more effective than teaching people to read and communicate. Some of the professional opportunities for MEd LSLS graduates are:
- Adult literacy teachers
- English teachers
- ESL teachers
- School Counselors
- Instructional Coordinators
- Superintendents/Principals
- Tutors
- Intervention Specialist
- Curriculum designer
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Is Federal Financial Aid (Title IV) available?
Yes. Many of our students qualify for some type of financial aid.

Sources of aid:
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Military Benefits
- FAFSA
- Scholarships