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Advanced Certification Program



This program is intended for teachers that already hold a masters degree and classroom certification who are looking for an additional certification.

NY State requires a course in Children's Literature and a course in Culture or Diversity for classroom teachers. If the candidate has not taken these classes before, they will be added to the Advanced Certification program.

Unless otherwise indicated, all courses are 3 credits.
(This schedule is subject to change)

Advanced Literacy Certifications in:
  • Birth-Grade 6 (18 credits)
  • Grades 5-12 (18 credits)
  • Birth-Grade 12 (24 credits)

Fall 2009 (Manhattan)
Cycle 1
Cycle 2
Course# Course Title Course# Course Title
ELY 601 Seminar in Literacy I
(1 credit)
ELY 603 Literacy in the Middle and Secondary Schools
ELY 602 The Reading Writing Connection
ELY 750 Assessing and Addressing Literacy Needs I*
ELY 750 Assessing and Addressing Literacy Needs I*



*Course ELY 750 must be taken during both Cycle 1 and Cycle 2.


Cycle 3
Cycle 4
Course# Course Title Course# Course Title
ELY 751 Assessing and Addressing Literacy Needs II**
ELY 751 Assessing and Addressing Literacy Needs II**
ELY 800 Organizing, Supervising, and Reforming Literacy Programs ELY 801 Literacy and Research: Inquiry II***
(2 credits)

**Course ELY 751 must be taken during both Cycle 3 and Cycle 4.
***Please Note: candidate must hold a related area master's degree and New York State Certification (or be eligible for same within the program's term) to complete the advanced certificate program. Candidate assumes full responsibility for all tuition and fees incurred. Candidate assumes all responsibility for supplying official documentation, and for meeting all certification requirements as of the date of program completition.



Summer 2010 (Garden City Campus)
Course# Course Title Course# Course Title
ELY 753/755 Practicum & Lab **** ELY 754/756 Practicum & Lab*****

****Students pursuing certification for Birth-Grade 6 or Grades 5-12 take one practicum
*****Students pursuing certification for Birth-Grade 12 will take two practicums


Contact
For additional information about the Ruth S. Ammon School of Education programs, please contact:

Christopher Church
Director of Education
p - 212.965.8340, extension 8351
e - church@adelphi.edu

Kimberly Jackson
Assistant Director of Education/Field & Clinical Site Placement
p - 212.965.8340 ext. 8356
e - kjackson@adelphi.edu

Ruth Ammon School of Education
Adelphi University
Manhattan Center
75 Varick Street, Second Floor
New York, NY 10013
p - 212.965.8340
f - 646.315.8966

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