Reading M.Ed.
Admission Requirements
- Official transcripts of all undergraduate and graduate records.
- A bachelor’s degree with a minimum cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 on a 4.00 scale in all undergraduate coursework. Applicants with undergraduate GPAs less than 3.00 may be admitted to degree candidacy upon submission of other evidence of academic potential.
- A teaching certificate.
- Two Candidate Reference Forms accompanied by two letters of recommendation.
- A Professional Goals Essay.
Course Requirements
Foundations Component
| ELED 510 | Research Methods, Analysis, and Applications | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
| FNED 502 | Social Issues in Education | 3 | Fall, Spring, Summer. |
Professional Education Component
| SPED 546 | Dyslexia in Schools: Assessment and Identification | 3 | Summer. |
| READ 501 | Reading in the Content Areas | 3 | Fall. |
| TESL 507 | Literacy Instruction for Emergent Bilingual Learners | 3 | Fall, Spring. |
| READ 534 | Foundations in Literacy | 3 | Summer. |
| READ 629 | Literacy Practicum for Assessment and Intervention | 6 | Summer. |
| READ 630 | Literacy and the Community | 2 | Summer. |
| READ 667 | Reading Specialist Coaching and the Administration of Reading Programs | 4 | Spring. |
| READ 687 | Urban Literacies | 3 | Summer. |
Comprehensive Assessment
Pass Praxis 5301: Reading Specialist Test
Total Credit Hours: 36