Literacy Education
Graduate: Master's Available online
School of Education & Human Services
Literacy is more than the capacity to read and write – it is the ability to apply reading and writing skills to effectively connect, interpret and communicate information and ideas in today’s world. Consider a Master in Literacy if you would like to advance your teaching career in a specialty that may be the most important factor in a child’s educational development.
Program Description
The Master in Literacy program combines academic courses – in a online format- to meet your needs as a working education professional. If you hold an initial teaching certification, the program enables you to earn Literacy certification in either birth through grade 6 or grades 5 through 12.
You will be prepared to become an expert in literacy instruction—in your classroom, as an intervention teacher, or as a literacy coach for the school or district. You will have opportunities to work with tutoring programs offered at the Literacy Center. You also work with a literacy specialist at a school as you complete practicum work. A graduate assistant works closely with faculty and programs.
Each concentration involves working with children in a clinical setting and applying research-tested approaches for literacy instruction. The program meets New York State requirements as a literacy specialist and is recognized by the International Literacy Association for meeting the highest level of its standards.
Highlighted Courses
- EDR 504 Adolescent Literacy
- EDR 508 Emergent Literacy
- EDR 509 Teaching Reading in Classrooms of Diversity
- EDR 600 Role of the Literacy Specialist
- EDR 601/602
- EDR 603/604 Literacy Practicum
Distinctions
Students will complete two field experiences in this program. The first field experience is completed with Birth-Grade 6 Diagnosis or Grades 5-12 Diagnosis. The second field experience is the Advanced Practicum. This helps our students gain experience and become eligible to take the literacy certification exam.
or better pass rate on literacy certification exam for program graduates.
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