Program Requirements
Program Requirements
The Reading Specialist certification can be earned outside of the M.S. program but should be coupled with Level I Elementary certification. For certification as a reading specialist (non-degree program) students must
take 27 credits. Students must take 36 credits for the Master’s Degree.
Core Requirements:
- EDU 671 Writing in the Classroom (3 credits)
- EDU 700 Psychology of Literacy (3 credits)
- EDU 701 Literacy Assessment & Instruction K-3 (3 credits)
- EDU 702 Literacy Assessment & Instruction 4-12 (3 credits)
- EDU 703 Literacy Research (3 credits)
- EDU 704 Planning and Organizing Literacy Programs (3 credits)
- EDU 705 Literacy Practicum (6 credits)
Total credits for Required Courses: 24
Program Electives
Elective Courses: Electives may be taken in the areas of literacy education, ESL/linguistics, supervisory, special education, or other courses approved by a graduate advisor.
- PDE Chapter 49 regulation courses if not completed as part of undergraduate program:
- EDU 646/646F Language & Culture (3 credits)
- SPE 550 Foundations in Special Education (3 credits)
- SPE 612 Inclusive Classroom Practices (3 credits)
Literacy and Cultural Diversity Courses:
- EDU 706 Sociocultural Aspects of Literacy (3 credits)
- EDU 708 Multicultural Literature for Children (3 credits)
- EDU 710 English Linguistics (3 credits)
- EDU 712 Second Language Acquisition (3 credits)
- EDU 713/713F Methods of Teaching English as Second Language (3 credits)
- EDU 714/714F Internship in ESL/Bilingual Programs (4 credits)
Reading Supervisory Courses
- EDL 660 Measurement & Evaluation of Instructional Outcomes (3 credits)
- EDL 665 Administration, Organizational Culture & Planned Change (3 credits)
- EDL 675 Curriculum Development & Practice in Public & Private Schools (3 credits)
- EDL 680 Law and American Education (3 credits)
- EDU 769 Advanced Field Work in Literacy (6 credits)