You are in the official 1998-99 General Catalog
for California State University, Fresno.
Department of Literacy and Early Education
The School of Education and Human Development
JACQUES S. BENNINGA, Chair
Education Building, Room 250
(559) 278-0250
Credentials
Multiple Subject, Option II Early
Childhood Education (CLAD)
Multiple Subject, CLAD/BCLAD
Early Childhood Specialist (CLAD)
Reading/Language Arts Specialist
M.A. in Education
Options:
Early Childhood Education
Reading/Language Arts
Faculty
Jacques S. Benninga, Chair
Adrienne L. Herrell, Coordinator of Early Childhood Education Emphasis (Option II), Specialist Credential and Master's Programs, (559) 278-0266
Armando Baltra, Coordinator of Bilingual/Cross-Cultural Language and Academic Development, (559) 278-0364
Robert H. Pritchard, Coordinator of Reading/Language Arts Specialist Credential and Master's Programs, (559) 278-0278
Shareen Abramson, Armando Baltra, Bonnie L. Dutton, Judith C. Neal, Cecilio Orozco, , Richard F. Osterberg, Marilyn R. Shelton, Gail E. Tompkins, Terry Underwood
Special Programs
Central California Reading Recovery Project: Judith C. Neal, Director
Joyce M. Huggins Early Education Center: Shareen Abramson, Director
The Department
The primary mission of the Department of Literacy and Early Education
is to prepare knowledgeable and professionally competent teachers and curriculum
leaders in the areas of early childhood education (N-3), bilingual/cross-cultural
education (K-12), and reading/language arts (K-12) in both public and private
educational settings.
The department offers the Preliminary Multiple Subject Credential in both
Early Childhood Education (CLAD, Option II) and Bilingual/Cross-Cultural
Language and Academic Development (CLAD /BCLAD). At the graduate level,
the department offers programs in early childhood education and reading/language
arts.
Credential Programs
Basic Teaching Credentials. The basic Multiple Subject Teaching Credential may be earned in conjunction with a baccalaureate degree (preliminary credential) or following completion of a fifth year of professional preparation in the following areas:
- Multiple Subject Credential -- Early Childhood Education Emphasis (CLAD)
- Multiple Subject Credential -- Bilingual/Cross-Cultural Language and Academic Development (CLAD/BCLAD).
Specialist Teaching Credential. The specialist teaching credential
represents a year of postbaccalaureate study in an area of teaching specialization.
The specialist credential may be earned by a holder of a Multiple Subject
or Single Subject Credential. The Department of Literacy and Early Education
offers specialist credentials in early childhood education and reading/language
arts.
Master's Degree Programs
The Department of Literacy and Early Education offers advanced and specialized study for the Master of Arts degree in Education with options in early childhood education and in reading /language arts. Completion of a master's degree signifies that the holder is prepared to provide professional leadership in an area of specialization offered by the department. Most candidates for the master's degree have three or more years of successful teaching experience.
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Note: Recent legislation by the California Legislature will most
probably result in additional required coursework in the area of early reading
development.
Literacy and Early Education Courses