Master of Education (M.Ed.) - Literacy Instruction
EDUCATION SPECIALIZATIONS
(Master of Education)
LITERACY INSTRUCTION (M.Ed.)
This option is designed to meet the competency requirements for Washington State and Adventist Education endorsements as a reading specialist. Additionally, the state requires graduates to pass the following: the secondary methods course, the National Evaluation Series (NES), and a Pedagogy Performance Assessment (PPA).
Prerequisites: State teacher certification, a minimum of 18 months of verified satisfactory full-time experience in education prior to awarding of degree, and a current course in reading methods (taken within the past six years).
Literacy Instruction
Basic Courses
| EDUC 501 | STATISTICS IN RESEARCH | 4 |
| EDUC 561 | INTRODUCTION TO EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH | 4 |
| EDUC 598 | GRADUATE SEMINAR | 1 |
| RELT 566 | Contemporary Issues in Christian Thought | 3 |
| SPED 510 | INTRODUCTION TO SPECIAL EDUCATION AND INCLUSIVE CLASSROOMS | 4 |
Literacy Instruction Core
| EDUC 475 | Teaching Reading Skills in The Content Areas | 3 |
| EDUC 520 | TEACHING BEGINNING LITERACY | 3 |
| EDUC 535 | READING DIAGNOSIS AND REMEDIATION (OR SPED 535) | 3 |
| EDUC 546 | READING AND WRITING ASSESSMENT | 3 |
| EDUC 549 | READING AND WRITING ASSESSMENT | 4 |
| ENGL 574 | LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS | 4 |
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| ENGL 576 | MULTI-CULTURAL LITERATURE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS | 4 |
| SPED 531 | PSYCHOLOGY OF READING | 3 |
| WRIT 589 | WRITING THEORY | 3 |
Approved Electives
*Electives must be chosen in consultation with the student's advisor.
Professional Project
| EDUC 581 | PROFESSIONAL PROJECT | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 49 |