Floretta Thornton-Reid, Executive Director
fthornton-reid@gsu.edu
The Department of Early Childhood Education offers graduate courses in literacy which apply to Georgia’s Coaching Endorsement. These courses focus on four areas (a) understanding literacy – the reading and writing process, (b) linking assessment and instruction, (c) using instructional strategies in specific content areas and (d) professional development, supervision and systematic change.
The Coaching Endorsement - Literacy presupposes certification at least at the Master’s level. Successful completion of application sequences qualifies a person for the master’s, or specialist level endorsement, depending on the current level of certification. This endorsement qualifies an individual to be considered ‘in field’ as a coach at the level of the base certificate. Teachers pursuing the coaching endorsement are enrolled as non-degree students in specific programs for certification as Reading Recovery Teacher Leader or the Literacy Coach Certificate.
Reading Recovery Teacher Leader Concentration
Strand 1:
Understanding Literacy – Reading and Writing Process/Linking Assessment and Instruction
ECE 8300 Reading Recovery Theory I (3)
ECE 8360 Reading Recovery Clinical for Leaders I (3)
Strand 2:
Understanding Literacy – Struggling Readers and Writers/Linking Assessment and Instruction
ECE 8310 Reading Recovery Theory II (3)
ECE 8320 Reading Recovery Theory III (3)
ECE 8370 Reading Recovery Clinical for Leaders II (3)
Strand 3: Using Instructional Strategies in Specific Content Areas/Professional Development, Reflective Analysis of Teaching and Systematic Change
ECE 8380 Reading Recovery Clinical for Leaders III (3)
ECE 8700 Reading Recovery Supervision (3)
Literacy Coach Certificate Concentration
Theory and Research (6 hours)
ECE 7980 Theory and Practice in Literacy (3) or EDRD 7600 Theory and Pedagogy in the Study of Reading (3)
ECE 7964 Comprehensive Literacy Model for School Improvement(3)
Practicum/Field Experiences (9 hours)
ECE 7981 Supervision and Organization of Reading Programs (3) or EDRD 8610 Supervision of School Literacy Programs (3)
ECE 7982 Professional Experiences in Reading (3) or EDCI 7660 Practicum I (3)
ECE 7983 Literacy Coaches as Agents of Change (3)
Curriculum Framework (3 hours)
ECE 7984 Curriculum Design and Evaluation