MASTER OF EDUCATION - CURRICULUM & INSTRUCTION

 

LITERACY STUDIES with READING SPECIALIST FOCUS

(and optional Master Reading Teacher endorsement)*

THIS PROGRAM IS ENTIRELY ONLINE

*To obtain the Reading Specialist Certificate, candidates must have an existing Teacher Certificate and a teacher service record documenting 3 years of classroom teaching experience.

 

REQUIRED COURSEWORK (18 HOURS)

 

LIST

5325

Current Trends in Reading 7 Language Arts  Should precede LIST 5385

LIST

5326

Teaching the Language Arts in Secondary Schools

LIST

5345

Content Area Reading & Writing

LIST

5350

Literacy Assessment

LIST

5361

Language Learning: Educational Perspectives

LIST

5385

Literacy Research  Should be taken before the capstone course

 

 

CHOOSE ONE COURSE FROM EACH OF THE FOLLOWING PAIRS (6 HOURS)

  

LIST

5353

Literature for Children and Young Adults

LIST

5354

Multicultural Literature for Children

 

LIST

5346

Teaching the Writing Process

LIST

5384

Advanced Pedagogy of Writing *

 

* Students wishing to take LIST 5384 must first obtain faculty approval.

 

 

ELECTIVES FROM LIST AREA (6 HOURS)

 

LIST

53XX

Consult with Program Director for appropriate coursework

LIST

53XX

Consult with Program Director for appropriate coursework

 

 

REQUIRED PRACTICUM (6 HOURS)

 

LIST

5316

Literacy Practicum I (80 hours of field experience) This course must be taken in first long semester of enrollment

LIST

5317

Literacy Practicum II (80 hours of field experience) This is the capstone and must be taken in last long semester of enrollment

 

TOTAL CREDIT HOURS = 36                                 PRINT VERSION

Updated 11/07/2008