Assess and Enhance Student Literacy
The 39-credit Master of Education in Reading and Writing Specialist graduate degree program features courses that are designed to teach key skills for assessing the reading and writing skills of students in grades K-12. Reading and writing specialist graduate courses, available online and on campus, include in-depth study of language acquisition and development and effective reading and writing teaching practices.
Required Courses
Courses are 3 credits unless otherwise indicated.
EDU 501 Methods of Teaching Reading
EDU 533 Learning Through Technology
EDU 547 Curriculum Development
EDU 550 Educational Assessment
EDU 582 The Educational Factors of Diversity
EDU 750 Seminar in the Teaching of Writing Grades 5-12
EFL 501 Language Learning and Acquisition
RDG 503 Emerging and Early Literacy Development
RDG 504 Content Area Literacy Grades 4-8
RDG 531 Literature for Children PreK-12
RDG 582 Assessing and Instructing Students With Reading Difficulty
RDG 701 Reading Internship Grades K-4 (1 credit)
RDG 702 Reading Internship Grades 5-8 (1 credit)
RDG 703 Reading Internship Grades 9-12 (1 credit)
SPED 525 Critical Issues for Students with Disabilities