(Initial License: Specialist Teachers, All levels)
Who Should Pursue This Program
This concentration is specifically designed to prepare experienced teachers to take on the role of Reading Specialist. It is also appropriate for current teachers who are seeking a professional license in another field but who want to focus more specifically on reading.
Required Courses
| Course |
Title |
Credits |
| CORE COURSES |
|
|
| MED 6050 |
Human Development and Learning |
3 |
| MED 6010 |
Education and Society |
3 |
| MED 6040 |
Literacy & Language Arts |
3 |
| |
|
| CONCENTRATION COURSES1 |
|
| MED 6350 |
Assessment and Intervention in Reading
(Formerly Diagnosis & Remediation of Reading Problems)
|
3 |
| MED 6320 |
Improving Reading & Language Arts2 |
3 |
| MED 6330 |
Literature for Reading, Writing, and Thinking
(Formerly Literature for Children and Adolescents) |
3 |
| MED 6340 |
Teaching of Writing |
3 |
| MED 6070 |
Adapting and Differentiating Instruction |
3 |
| |
|
|
| FIELDWORK |
|
|
| MED 6300 |
Reflective Practice |
2 |
| MED 6310 |
Practicum & Seminar3 |
3 |
| |
|
| CAPSTONE - Choose either the Project or Thesis Track |
|
| |
|
|
Project Track
|
|
| MED 7200 |
Capstone Seminar Project4 |
3 |
| Electives5 |
|
4 |
| |
|
| Thesis Track |
|
| MED 6080 |
Educational Research |
3 |
| MED 6390 |
Graduate Thesis Advising (formerly Directed Study) |
1 |
| MED 7000 |
Capstone Seminar: Thesis6 |
3 |
| Total Required Credits |
36 |
1 All three core courses must be completed before taking any of the concentration courses
2 Prerequisite: MED 6320, Assessment and Intervention in Reading
3 Prerequisites: Reflective Practice, 12 Credit Minimum, Pass all applicable MTEL tests for concentration/license
4 Prerequisites: completion of all other required courses
5 These electives may be taken at any time
6 Prerequisites: MED 6080, Educational Research and completion of all other required courses