Master of Education (M.Ed.) - Literacy Instruction

EDUCATION SPECIALIZATIONS

(Master of Education)

LITERACY INSTRUCTION (M.Ed.)

This option is designed to meet the competency requirements for Washington State and Adventist Education endorsements as a reading specialist. Additionally, the state requires graduates to pass the following: the secondary methods course, the National Evaluation Series (NES), and a Pedagogy Performance Assessment (PPA).

Prerequisites: State teacher certification, a minimum of 18 months of verified satisfactory full-time experience in education prior to awarding of degree, and a current course in reading methods (taken within the past six years).

Literacy Instruction

Specialization Requirements:

Basic Courses

EDUC 501STATISTICS IN RESEARCH

4

EDUC 561INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH

4

EDUC 598GRADUATE SEMINAR

1

SPED 521PRINCIPLES OF TEACHING AND LEARNING IN INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS I

4

Literacy Instruction Core

EDUC 475Teaching Reading Skills in The Content Areas

3

EDUC 535READING DIAGNOSIS AND REMEDIATION (OR SPED 535)

3

EDUC 546READING AND WRITING ASSESSMENT

3

EDUC 549READING AND WRITING ASSESSMENT

4

ENGL 574LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS

4

or

ENGL 576MULTI-CULTURAL LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS

4

SPED 531PSYCHOLOGY OF READING

3

WRIT 589WRITING THEORY

3

Approved Electives

*Electives must be chosen in consultation with the student's advisor.

Approved Electives*

6

Professional Project

EDUC 581PROFESSIONAL PROJECT

4

Total Credit Hours:46