Master’s of Science in Education: Literacy
This program provides you with the knowledge and skills needed to enable students’ to meet the literacy challenges of the 21st century. It provides for permanent/ professional certification in the classroom and initial certification in literacy.
Graduates of the program will be leaders in literacy development. In the era of “No Child Left Behind”, literacy is crucial to academic achievement. Every educator needs to teach reading to meet our children’s needs.
This program empowers graduates to teach classroom literacy, serve as literacy consultants, and provide techniques in remediation based on research and current practices.
Early in the program students will identify a research problem in literacy. While taking courses students will refine their problem and implement research based solutions. With your literacy knowledge you and your children will reach your highest goals.
Literacy, Birth-Grade 6 (M.S. in Ed.)
Degree Conferred: Master of Science in Education (M.S. in Ed.)
This Literacy, Birth-Grade 6 program provides the academic requirements for initial certification in Literacy. It also provides the academic requirement for permanent certification for provisionally certified education professionals who have an undergraduate degree in the field of education. The goal of the program is to produce graduates who can effectively deliver literacy instruction.
Program of Study
The Literacy program provides a 36 credit course of study consisting of a research course, core courses, practicum, and a capstone project. Research Course The central focus is in Action Research as preparation for addressing classroom concerns and leading to the culminating capstone project.
Core Courses
Eight core courses introduce methods of education research in literacy, theory, and development.
Practicum
The practicum consists of two courses in clinical experience (early intervention/elementary level).
Capstone
Students are required to take a Capstone or Thesis Guidance course which assists graduates to create an action research project and integrates and summarizes their program.
Curriculum
Master of Science in Education: Literacy Birth-Grade 6 |
Credit Hours |
|
ECI 510 |
Research in Education |
3 |
ECI 695 |
Seminar: Teacher as Researcher |
3 |
EDL 550 |
Developmental Literacy: Emergence to Fluency |
3 |
EDL 555 |
Language/Literacy Development for the Young Child |
3 |
EDL 560 |
Literature for Children |
3 |
EDL 565 |
Content Area Literacy (Elementary) |
3 |
EDL 575 |
Literacy Development for English Language Learners |
3 |
EDL 610 |
Teacher/Leader in Literacy |
3 |
EDL 650 |
Assessment and Evaluation of Literacy |
3 |
EDL 660 |
Early Intervention Strategies |
3 |
EDL 670 |
Early Intervention Practicum |
3 |
EDL 675 |
Elementary |
3 |
Total Credits |
36 |
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