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B.S. in Elementary Education with an Emphasis in Teaching Reading
Grand Canyon University’s Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education with an Emphasis in Teaching Reading degree program is designed for students seeking initial teacher licensure and who are preparing for a career as an elementary teacher. This program provides an advantage to elementary education students through additional reading courses to support reading diagnosis, remediation and intervention processes.
The format and courses of this regionally accredited program, approved by the Arizona State Board of Education, include studies and practices in lesson planning and assessments, classroom management and engagement, social justice, family and cultural diversity, English as a Second Language, reading instruction and assessment, and instructional methods and strategies for a variety of content areas crossing the span of kindergarten through grade eight.
Courses are taught by experts in their respective fields who lend knowledge and experience in areas of elementary education and educational psychology. All courses are directly aligned with standards from the Interstate Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (InTASC), the Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI) and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).
