Reading, M.S.Ed. (Reading Specialist—Type 10 Certification)
This program is designed for teachers already holding initial certification who are interested in developing their literacy teaching or in applying to be a Reading Specialist. The reading sequence fulfills the state of Illinois guidelines for the preparation of Reading Specialists (Type 10). Visit the Illinois State Board of Education for specific requirements, updates and amendments.
As a Master of Science in Education degree, this program is also designed to enable students to pursue continued study at the post master’s level.
In addition to National College of Education Graduate Admissions Requirements, applicants must:
- Submit official scores from the Miller Analogies Test
- Have a valid teaching certificate
- Pass the Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP)
- Have at least two years of full-time contract teaching under a valid and active teaching certificate
This degree requires:
- 37 SH
- A five-week summer practicum
- Membership in professional literacy organization
- An electronic portfolio
- A thesis
Required Courses
MSED Core - 10 SH
| ESR503 | Applied Research Methods for Educational Psychologists | |
| ESR505 | Educational Inquiry and Assessment | |
| EPS541 | Cognition and Instruction | |
| FND511 | Social and Cultural Politics of Education: Personal and Contextual Perspectives | |
Program - 27 SH
| RLR501 | Teaching Beginning Reading | |
| RLR502 | Teaching Comprehension and Content Reading | |
| RLW541 | Teaching Writing | |
| RLL520 | Survey of Literature for Children and Adolescents | |
| or | |
| RLL528 | Survey of Multicultural Literature K-12 | |
| and | |
| RLR510 | Diagnosis and Assessment of Reading | |
| RLR511 | Corrective Techniques for the Reading Specialist | |
| RLR592A | Practicum in Remedial Reading A: Elementary | |
| RLR592B | Practicum in Remedial Reading B: Grades 6-12 | |
| RLR518 | Leadership and Professional Development in Reading | |
| RLR599 | Thesis/Reading Education | |