Program Requirements
Hours: 34 hours
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).
PROFESSIONAL CORE - 10 hours
EDU 500Statistics and Research (3)
EDU 501Educational Psychology (3)
EDU 600Integrative Project (1)
EDU 602Ethics for Educators (3)
CONCENTRATION COURSES - 24 hours
EDU 645Teacher Candidate Portfolio (0)
RDG 505Psychology of Reading (3)
RDG 530Phonics/Linguistics (3)
RDG 532Advanced Phonics and Linguistics (3)
RDG 538Diagnosis & Remediation of Reading Problems (3)
RDG 540Fluency and Comprehension Development in Reading (3)
RDG 591Practicum in Evidence-Based Reading Instruction I (3)
RDG 592Practicum in Evidence-Based Reading Instruction II (3)
Select one from the following:
RDG 504Children's Literature (3)
RDG 511Content Area Reading (3)