Reading Endorsement Program (15 credits)
The School of Education, Leadership, and Human Development offers a state approved Reading Endorsement option at the graduate level. This option allows a certified teacher to become a highly qualified teacher of reading by taking five (5) graduate level reading courses, which meet the five (5) Reading Endorsement competencies required by the state for the Florida Reading Endorsement.
Required Courses (15 credits)
Note:
As the state implements new requirements for the Reading certification, these requirements will be compulsory with or without notice in this catalog. The student has the sole responsibility to comply and maintain currency with the State Department of Education endorsement requirements.
Adult Literacy Certificate (12 credits)
The Adult Literacy Certificate (ALC) option is available for individuals who wish to become highly qualified literacy professionals to teach secondary, college, and adult learners. The ALC Program introduces andragogy (the art and science of teaching adult learners), seminal research-based literacy theories, differentiated effective instructional practices, and literacy intervention strategies relevant to teaching secondary, college, and adult learners.
This program requires individuals to hold a Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited university. The requirements for the Adult Literacy Certificate Program are met by completing the following four Barry University graduate reading/literacy courses (12 credits):
Required Courses (12 credits)