Dec 03, 2024

2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Literacy Studies: TESOL and Reading, M.Ed.

About the Program

The Master of Education with a concentration in Literacy Studies: TESOL and Reading is an integrated program that explores literacy in educational and institutional contexts. The issues of literacy in the K-12 classroom and the relationship of literacy to social mobility and globalization are explored. This program leads to PA, Level 1 Teacher Certification in Reading Specialist PK-12 certification and English as a Second Language K-12, PA program specialist certificate.

Requirements (minimum 30 credits)

Foundations Courses (6 credits)

ED 625 ESL: Language, Diversity and Schooling (3 credits)
ED5XX Approved Foundations Course

Concentration Courses (27 Credits)

Reading (15 credits)

ED 563 Seminar in Reading (3 credits)
ED 606 Strategic Instruction for Emergent and Content Literacy, K-12 (3 credits)
ED 607 Strategic Instruction for Adolescent Readers and Writers, 7-12 (3 credits)
ED 608 Literature for Children and Youth (3 credits)
ED 699 Assessment, Analysis and Instruction in Reading and Writing (3 credits)

TESOL (12 credits)

ED 622 ESL: Multilingual/Multicultural Literacies (3 credits)
ED 623 ESL: Multilingual/Multicultural Assessment (3 credits)
ED 624 ESL: Understanding Language Learning (3 credits)
ED 629 Theory and Practice of TESOL (3 credits) Note: This culminating course for ESL Program Specialist PK-12 should be taken in the final semester of ESL Certification completion.

Culminating Course (6 credits)

ED 595 Literacy Seminar/Language and Literacy Project (LLP) (6 credits)