Brief Description:The Science of Reading Partnership program between Mayerson Academy and the College of Mount St. Joseph has been deemed an International Dyslexia Association (IDA) recognized program—IDA’s highest category of recommendation. With this recognition, the Mount will now offer the Dyslexia Certificate in addition to the Reading Endorsement and Master’s Degree through the Science of Reading Partnership.
All courses are offered at Mayerson Academy at dates and times convenient to an educator’s schedule—with a 20% reduction in tuition.
The Mount is the only college in Ohio to receive this recognition and one of only nine in the nation. The Mount received this status after an objective independent review of programs by an expert team of IDA reviewers who looked at each course for alignment with the IDA Knowledge and Practice Standards.
Core Classes Required for ALL Programs (5 courses)
Core reading courses for Science of Reading Partnership programs include LETRS (Language Essentials in Teaching Reading and Spelling) developed by Dr. Louisa Moats and Orton-Gillingham Multisensory Reading. Participants must take the following courses:
- RDG 505, Psychology of Reading (includes LETRS Modules 1, 2, and 3)
- RDG 530, Phonics
- RDG 538, Diagnosis & Remediation (includes LETRS Modules 8 and 12)
- RDG 540, Fluency and Comprehension (includes LETRS Modules 4, 5, 6, and 11)
- RDG 591, Evidence-Based Practicum I (Orton-Gillingham Multisensory Reading)
Ohio Reading Endorsement
The Ohio Reading Endorsement can be attached to any current Ohio Teaching License after the completion of the required 18 credit hours and the passage of the Praxis. Participants take the Core Reading classes plus:
- RDG 504, Children’s and Adolescent Literature OR, potentially, a Reading Elective
Dyslexia Certificate
This certificate is issued by the College of Mount St. Joseph after the completion of the required 21 credit hours, the Advanced Reading Practicum, and the passage of the Praxis. Participants take the Core Reading classes plus:
- RDG 532, Advanced Phonics (Advanced Multisensory Language Instruction)
- RDG 592, Evidence-Based Practicum II (Vocabulary and Comprehension)
- RDG 593, Advanced Reading Practicum (Classroom implementation under supervision of master teacher)
Master of Arts Degree:
The Master’s Degree requires a total of 34 credit hours. Once a teacher has the Reading Endorsement and/or Dyslexia Certificate, educators are well on their way to completing the master’s degree program. In addition to the above reading science courses, the following core graduate courses are required:
- EDU 500, Research and Statistics
- EDU 602, Ethics
- EDU 501, Educational Psychology
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Participant Outcomes:
- Explain/describe reading development,
the five essential components of reading
instruction, reading assessments, and appropriate reading
interventions
- Analyze and synthesize educational research,
and use this knowledge to make important educational decisions
- Implement research-based practices to guide
reading assessment and instruction to meet the
needs of all children (i.e. children with reading
disabilities and typically developing children)
- Implement explicit, systematic instruction which enables students to meet the expectations of the common core state standards
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