A Master of Arts degree with a major in Education and a concentration in reading science is offered to candidates who hold a bachelor's degree and a teaching certificate/license, and wish to specialize in the teaching of reading in grades pre-K through 12. A reading endorsement is embedded in this degree. The reading science concentration features a curriculum based on the recommendations of the National Reading Panel report and uses the scientifically-based reading research model. Graduates of the program will have the skills to implement evidence-based reading instruction and/or intervention.
Prospective candidates for this program must have a valid Ohio teaching license and at least 12 undergraduate credits in reading courses (or the equivalent state-mandated reading core courses).
(34 Hours)
| PROFESSIONAL CORE - 10 hours |
| EDU 500 |
Statistics & Research (3) |
| EDU 501 |
Educational Psychology (3) |
| EDU 600 |
Integrative Project (1) |
| EDU 602 |
Ethics for Educators (3) |
| CONCENTRATION COURSES - 24 hours |
| EDU 645 |
Teacher Candidate Portfolio (0) |
| RDG 505 |
Psychology of Reading (3) |
| RDG 530 |
Phonics and Linguistics (3) |
| RDG 532 |
Advanced Phonics and Linguistics (3) |
| RDG 538 |
Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Problems (3) |
| RDG 540 |
Fluency and Comprehension Development in Reading (3) |
| RDG 591 |
Practicum in Evidence-based Reading Instruction I (3) |
| RDG 592 |
Practicum in Evidence-based Reading Instruction II (3) |
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| Select one from the following: |
| RDG 504 |
Children and Adolescent Literature (3) |
| RDG 511 |
Content Area Reading (3) |