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Master of Arts in Education:
literacy

This Master’s degree prepares teachers to improve their teaching of reading and to work with students grades K-12 in literacy. As a part of this Master’s degree the teacher also meets all of the requirements for an advanced certificate in Special Reading (K-12) as well as the Master’s Degree.

Class Rotation

Fall
ED 561 Language Acquisition and Development
ED 670 Advanced Assessment and Remediation
ED 566 Parent Conferencing for Secondary*
ED 674 Supervision of Literacy Programs
 
Spring
ED 672 Research on Literacy Seminar
ED 673 Evaluation of Abilities and Assessment
ED 671 Advanced Techniques of Secondary Literacy
ED 565 Parent Conferencing for Elementary*
ED 564 Parent Conferencing for Special Education*
 
Summer
ED 656 Advanced Literature for Youth
ED 697 Practicum in Elementary Remedial Reading
ED 698 Practicum in Secondary Literacy  
 
*One hour classes. All others are three credits. Students must take Parent Conferencing for Special Education and at least one other parent conferencing course.

The master’s degree requires a minimum of 33 credit hours. Any qualified graduate elective hours may be applied to reach the 33 required hours.