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Reading Specialization-M.A. and M.Ed. Program Requirements PDFDownload to print

 I. CORE PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS (32 credits)
Course Title Credits
CI 6/77310* Theory and Practice in the Teaching of Reading** 3
  6/77319* Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Problems** 3
  67320 Teacher as Literacy Researcher 3
  6/77323* Clinical Practicum in Corrective Reading** 4
  6/77330 Reading in the Content Areas** 3
  6/77351 Perspectives on Literacy Research 3
  6/77352 Literacy Coaching 3
Choose from the following: 6
CI 6/77312 Teaching Writing as Process (3)  
  6/77314 Survey of Young Adult Literature (3)  
  6/77315 Survey of Children's Literature (3)  
  6/77318 Teaching Drama in the Classroom (3)  
  6/87517 New Literacies in Practice (3)  
MCED 50005 Effective Use of Phonics in Reading (3)**  
  50007 Teaching Reading with Literature (3)  
Choose from the following: 3
CI 6/77395 Multicultural Voices in Teaching Children's and Young Adult Literature (3)  
CULT 65531 Professional Practice in a Multicultural Society (3)  
  65532 Ethics in Education and Human Services (3)  
Choose from the following based on degree***: 1-6
CI 60199 Thesis (6)  
    Individual Investigations and/or Workshops (1-4)  
       
MINIMUM TOTAL 32


* Must be taken in sequence.

** Required for Reading Endorsement. (MCED 50005 may also be required for Reading Endorsement if student has not taken a phonics course.)

***The M.Ed. degree requires a minimum of 32 semester hours of coursework; the M.A. degree requires a minimum of 26 hours of coursework plus a thesis for which 6 hours of credit are granted.