Families Communities and Culture Concentration

Required (3 Hours)

• EDCI 7660 - Practicum I 3 Hours

Select Three Courses (9 Hours)

Courses may be selected from the list below or from other literacy-related courses with consent of a language and literacy education advisor.

Note: Completion of TSLE 7250 , TSLE 7260 , TSLE 7440 , and EDCI 7660  along with a portfolio will qualify candidates for an ESOL Endorsement at the level of their base certificate.

• CPS 7500 - Individual and Family Over the Life Span 3 Hours
• EDCI 7980 - Teaching and Learning in Urban Contexts 3 Hours
• EDLA 8330 - Language Variation and Learning 3 Hours
• EDRD 8210 - Family and Community Literacies 3 Hours
• EDRD 8280 - Literacy for a Diverse Society 3 Hours
• TSLE 7250 - Applied Linguistics for the Bilingual/English as a Second Language Teacher 3 Hours
• TSLE 7260 - Cultural Issues for the Bilingual/English as a Second Language Teacher 3 Hours
• TSLE 7440 - Methods and Materials for the Bilingual/English as a Second Language Teacher 3 Hours

Literacy Electives (6 Hours)

Select 2 courses (6): Courses may be selected from the list below (if not taken in a concentration) or from other literacy-related courses with consent of a language and literacy education advisor.

Note: Completion of ECE 8400  and ECE 8680  will qualify candidates for a Teacher Support and Coaching Endorsement.

Students must complete a portfolio as an exit requirement.

• ECE 7380 - Reading Recovery Clinical for Teachers III 3 Hours
• ECE 8400 - Teacher Development 3 Hours
• ECE 8680 - Internship in Teacher Support 3 Hours
• EDCI 7980 - Teaching and Learning in Urban Contexts 3 Hours
• EDCI 8810 - Directed Readings and Research in Teaching and Learning 1 to 9 Hours
• EDLA 7150 - Children’s and Adolescents’ Literature 3 Hours
• EDLA 7440 - Theory and Pedagogy in the Study of Literature 3 Hours
• EDLA 7460 - Theory and Pedagogy in the Study of Writing 3 Hours
• EDLA 7480 - Theory and Pedagogy in the Study of the English Language 3 Hours
• EDRD 7550 - Literacy Assessment and Curriculum Development 3 Hours
• EDRD 8280 - Literacy for a Diverse Society 3 Hours
• EDRD 8360 - Literacy and Digital Media 3 Hours
• EDRD 8550 - Trends and Issues in Language and Literacy Education 3 Hours
• EDRD 8610 - Professional Learning and Leadership of Literacy 3 Hours
• EXC 7190 - Theoretical Foundations for Literacy Instruction for Students with Dyslexia and Other Reading Disabilities 3 Hours
• LT 7360 - Integrating Technology in School-Based Learning Environments 3 Hours
• TSLE 7250 - Applied Linguistics for the Bilingual/English as a Second Language Teacher 3 Hours
• TSLE 7260 - Cultural Issues for the Bilingual/English as a Second Language Teacher 3 Hours
• TSLE 7440 - Methods and Materials for the Bilingual/English as a Second Language Teacher 3 Hours