Literacy Certificate Leading to a Wyoming Reading Endorsement

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The online UW Graduate Certificate in Literacy serves Wyoming teachers and recent College of Education graduates who wish to gain a reading endorsement from the Wyoming Professional Teaching Standards Board (PTSB).

Endorsement K-6: 18 Hours

EDCI 5760 - Social Linguistics Literacies Credits: 3
EDCI 5710 - Genre-based, Discipline-based Literacies Credits: 3
EDCI 5720 - Literacy Difficulties: Assessment and Instruction Credits: 3
EDCI 5750 - Research in Literacy Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Classrooms, Grades K-5, Part I Credits: 3-6
EDCI 5755 - Research in Literacy Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Classrooms, Grades K-5, Part II Credits: 3
plus one elective

Endorsement 6-12: 18 Hours

EDCI 5760 - Social Linguistics Literacies Credits: 3
EDCI 5710 - Genre-based, Discipline-based Literacies Credits: 3
EDCI 5720 - Literacy Difficulties: Assessment and Instruction Credits: 3
EDCI 5770 - Research in Literacy Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Classrooms, Part I (6-12) Credits: 3
EDCI 5775 - Research in Literacy Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Classrooms, Part II (6-12) Credits: 3
plus one elective

Endorsement K-12: 21 Hours

EDCI 5580 - Internship Credits: 1-8
3 credit hours of EDCI 5580 are required
EDCI 5760 - Social Linguistics Literacies Credits: 3
EDCI 5710 - Genre-based, Discipline-based Literacies Credits: 3
EDCI 5720 - Literacy Difficulties: Assessment and Instruction Credits: 3
EDCI 5750 - Research in Literacy Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Classrooms, Grades K-5, Part I Credits: 3-6
EDCI 5755 - Research in Literacy Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Classrooms, Grades K-5, Part II Credits: 3
EDCI 5770 - Research in Literacy Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Classrooms, Part I (6-12) Credits: 3
EDCI 5775 - Research in Literacy Learning, Teaching, and Assessment in Classrooms, Part II (6-12) Credits: 3

Electives

Additional elective courses are available upon consultation with an advisor.

EDCI 5120 - Literature For Young Adults Credits: 3
EDCI 5160 - Recent Trends in Children’s and Young Adult Literature Credits: 3

Additional Information:

This program is designed to serve graduate level K-12 teachers in Wyoming who wish to obtain the Wyoming Reading Endorsement, and those who choose to apply the course work toward a master’s or doctoral degree in Curriculum & Instruction or Literacy Education. Students enrolled in the literacy program will select one of three options for endorsement, K-6 level, 7-12 level and K-12 level. More information on the PTSB reading endorsement can be found at the following link: https://wyomingptsb.com/licensure/endorsement-areas/. Students who are adding a level to their existing endorsement are required by the PTSB to complete, in addition to the required courses, a 3-credit hour practicum at the level being added.