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.

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. 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
1

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
EDCH 515
Adolescent Literature
3
EDCH 520
Multicultural Literature
EDCH 525
Analysis of Literature
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 50 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.