Program of Study
Master of Education in Literacy Education
Professional Studies (9)
Students are encouraged to complete the following professional studies courses early in their programs.
Select one (3):
Select one (3):
Required (3):
- EPY 7080 The Psychology of Learning and Learners (3)
Teaching Field/Major (27)
Required Literacy Core (9):
- EDRD 7600 Theory and Pedagogy in the Study of Literacy (3)
- EDRD 7630 Literacy in the Content Areas (3)
- EDRD 7650 Individualized Literacy Assessment and Instruction (3)
Teachers who have been selected for training in Reading Recovery may substitute ECE 7370 for EDRD 7650.
Choose one concentration (18 hours):
Reading Instruction/Specialist Concentration (18)
Required (15):
- EDCI 7660 Practicum I (3)
- EDLA 7150 Children’s and Adolescents’ Literature (3)
- EDRD 7260 Early Literacy Development and Instruction (3) OR ECE 9420 Early Literacy Learning (3)
- EDRD 7550 Literacy Assessment and Curriculum Development (3)
- EDRD 8610 Professional Learning and Leadership of Literacy (3)
Literacy Elective (3):
The course may be selected from the list below (if not taken in a concentration) or from other literacy-related courses with consent of a language and literacy education adviser.
- ECE 7380 Reading Recovery Clinical Teacher III (3)
- ECE 7580 Language Foundations of Literacy Learning: From Acquiring Oral Language to Reading Words (3)
- ECE 8400 Teacher Development (3)
- ECE 8680 Internship in Teacher Support (3)
- EDCI 7980 Teaching and Learning in Urban Contexts (3)
- EDCI 8810 Directed Readings and Research in Teaching and Learning (1-3)
- EDLA 7440 Theory and Pedagogy in the Study of Literature (3)
- EDLA 7460 Theory and Pedagogy in the Study of Writing (3)
- EDLA 7480 Theory and Pedagogy in the Study of the English Language (3)
- EDRD 7360 Literacy and Digital Media (3)
- EDRD 8280 Literacy for a Diverse Society (3)
- EDRD 8550 Trends and Issues in Language and Literacy Education (3)
- EXC 7190 Alternative Approaches to Literacy Instruction for Students with Disabilities (3)
- LT 7360 Integrating Technology in School-Based Learning Environments (3)
- TSLE 7250 Applied Linguistics for the Bilingual/English as a Second Language Teacher (3)
- TSLE 7260 Cultural Issues for the Bilingual/English as a Second Language Teacher (3)
- TSLE 7440 Methods and Materials for the Bilingual/English as a Second Language Teacher (3)
Note: Completion of ECE 8400 and ECE 8680 will qualify candidates for a Teacher Support and Coaching Endorsement.
Digital Literacies Concentration (18)
Choose Four Courses (12):
- ECE 7760 Create to Learn (3)
- EDLA 7460 Theory and Pedagogy in the Study of Writing (3)
- EDRD 7360 Literacy and Digital Media (3)
- EDRD 8550 Trends and Issues in Language and Literacy Education (3)
- LT 7360 Integrating Technology in School-Based Learning Environments (3)
- Other courses related to this concentration may be selected with consent of advisor.
Literacy Electives (6)
Select 2 courses (6): Courses may be selected from the list below (if not taken in a concentration) or from other literacy-related courses with consent of a language and literacy education adviser.
- ECE 7380 Reading Recovery Clinical Teacher III (3)
- ECE 7580 Language Foundations of Literacy Learning: From Acquiring Oral Language to Reading Words (3)
- ECE 8400 Teacher Development (3)
- ECE 8680 Internship in Teacher Support (3)
- EDCI 7980 Teaching and Learning in Urban Contexts (3)
- EDCI 8810 Directed Readings and Research in Teaching and Learning (1-3)
- EDLA 7150 Children’s and Adolescents’ Literature (3)
- EDLA 7440 Theory and Pedagogy in the Study of Literature (3)
- EDLA 7460 Theory and Pedagogy in the Study of Writing (3)
- EDLA 7480 Theory and Pedagogy in the Study of the English Language (3)
- EDRD 7360 Literacy and Digital Media (3)
- EDRD 7550 Literacy Assessment and Curriculum Development (3)
- EDRD 8280 Literacy for a Diverse Society (3)
- EDRD 8550 Trends and Issues in Language and Literacy Education (3)
- EDRD 8610 Professional Learning and Leadership of Literacy (3)
- EXC 7190 Alternative Approaches to Literacy Instruction for Students with Disabilities (3)
- LT 7360 Integrating Technology in School-Based Learning Environments (3)
- TSLE 7250 Applied Linguistics for the Bilingual/English as a Second Language Teacher (3)
- TSLE 7260 Cultural Issues for the Bilingual/English as a Second Language Teacher (3)
- TSLE 7440 Methods and Materials for the Bilingual/English as a Second Language Teacher (3)
Note: Completion of ECE 8400 and ECE 8680 will qualify candidates for a Teacher Support and Coaching Endorsement.
Families Communities and Culture Concentration (18)
Required (3):
Select Three Courses (9):
Courses may be selected from the list below or from other literacy-related courses with consent of a language and literacy education adviser.
- CPS 7500 Individual and Family Over the Lifespan (3)
- EDCI 7980 Teaching Learning in Urban Contexts (3)
- EDLA 8330 Language Variation and Learning (3)
- EDRD 8210 Family and Community Literacies (3)
- EDRD 8280 Literacy for a Diverse Society (3)
- TSLE 7250 Applied Linguistics for the Bilingual/English as a Second Language Teacher (3)
- TSLE 7260 Cultural Issues for the Bilingual/English as a Second Language Teacher (3)
- TSLE 7440 Methods and Materials for the Bilingual/English as a Second Language Teacher (3)
Note: Completion of TSLE 7250,TSLE 7260, TSLE 7440, and EDCI 7660 along with a portfolio will qualify candidates for an ESOL Endorsement at the level of their base certificate.
Literacy Electives (6)
Select 2 courses (6): Courses may be selected from the list below (if not taken in a concentration) or from other literacy-related courses with consent of a language and literacy education adviser.
- ECE 7380 Reading Recovery Clinical Teacher III (3)
- ECE 7580 Language Foundations of Literacy Learning: From Acquiring Oral Language to Reading Words (3)
- ECE 8400 Teacher Development (3)
- ECE 8680 Internship in Teacher Support (3)
- EDCI 7980 Teaching and Learning in Urban Contexts (3)
- EDCI 8810 Directed Readings and Research in Teaching and Learning (1-3)
- EDLA 7150 Children’s and Adolescents’ Literature (3)
- EDLA 7440 Theory and Pedagogy in the Study of Literature (3)
- EDLA 7460 Theory and Pedagogy in the Study of Writing (3)
- EDLA 7480 Theory and Pedagogy in the Study of the English Language (3)
- EDRD 7360 Literacy and Digital Media (3)
- EDRD 7550 Literacy Assessment and Curriculum Development (3)
- EDRD 8280 Literacy for a Diverse Society (3)
- EDRD 8550 Trends and Issues in Language and Literacy Education (3)
- EDRD 8610 Professional Learning and Leadership of Literacy (3)
- EXC 7190 Alternative Approaches to Literacy Instruction for Students with Disabilities (3)
- LT 7360 Integrating Technology in School-Based Learning Environments (3)
- TSLE 7250 Applied Linguistics for the Bilingual/English as a Second Language Teacher (3)
- TSLE 7260 Cultural Issues for the Bilingual/English as a Second Language Teacher (3)
- TSLE 7440 Methods and Materials for the Bilingual/English as a Second Language Teacher (3)
Note: Completion of ECE 8400 and ECE 8680 will qualify candidates for a Teacher Support and Coaching Endorsement.
Students must complete a portfolio as an exit requirement.
Program total: minimum of 36 semester hours