graduate program: Reading

Curriculum

Prerequisites:

These prerequisites are required if a candidate for the degree does not have a valid teaching certificate or current teaching license.

Course Name
Credit Hours
EDRE 312 / 512  Reading Methods for Early Childhood
3
        OR
  

EDRE 314 / 514  Reading Methods for Middle Childhood
3
EDRE 471 / 671  Content Area Literacy
3
         AND
 
An undergraduate course in children's literature or adolescent literature.
3

In addition, the graduate candidate must have (or be in the process of completing) a valid teaching certificate or license.

Core Requirements:

The following 12 hours of core courses are required for the M.Ed. degree.

Course Name
Credit Hours
EDFD 501  Philosophy of Education
3
EDFD 503  Advanced Educational Psychology
3
EDFD 505  Educational Administration
3
EDFD 507  Educational Research
2
EDFD 508  Educational Research Paper
1

Content Requirements:

21 hours of course work are required for both the reading endorsement and the M.Ed in Reading. Fifteen (15) hours are required in current reading content and research. And, six (6) hours are required in Children's Literature.

Course Name
Credit Hours
EDRE 569  Foundations of Literacy
3
EDRE 671  Content Area Literacy
3
EDRE 672  Theories of Reading
3
EDRE 678  Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Disabilities
3
EDRE 679  Practicum in Reading                           3

Elective:

The remaining six hours may be chosen from the following:

Course Name
Credit Hours
EDCH 501  Advanced Children's Literature *
3
EDCH 505  Storytelling as a Cultural Craft
EDCH 510  Writing and Publishing for Children                                                                 
3
3
EDCH 515  Adolescent Literature
3
EDCH 520  Multicultural Literature **
EDCH 525  Analysis of Literature
3
3

* This course is required of all M.Ed. candidates. All exceptions must have the written permission of the program director.

** EDCH 524 Children's Literature for Early Childhood or EDCH 526 Children's Literature for Middle Grades may be substituted for EDCH 520 with the written permission of the program director.

Students completing their studies for the M.Ed. in Reading must pass a comprehensive examination and must be able to write knowledgeably on the following areas of reading: literacy development, holistic learning, reading theory, reading in the content area, and diagnosis and remediation of reading.