Purpose
This program is designed for an experienced educator who holds a classroom teaching license and who wants to serve schools as a teacher of reading at the early childhood, elementary, middle, secondary or post-secondary levels. Since reading is an important aspect of classroom instruction, the program is designed also for classroom teachers who want to expand their instruction and expertise in the teaching of reading or language arts. The reading courses are planned to develop an understanding of the reading and writing processes, the enhancement of classroom reading instruction, the assessment of reading difficulties followed by instructional intervention, the use of literature in reading and language arts programs, and teacher leadership roles in reading. One hundred and fifty hours of supervised field work occur, as part of the practicum, in two courses: Instructional Reading Clinic with Children (an intensive 6-week summer course), and Teacher Leadership Roles in Reading at the School Level. The program is designed to meet the January 2003 regulations for initial licensure as a Specialist Teacher of Reading developed by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary & Secondary Education.
Licensure-only (30 credit hours) and the M.Ed. without licensure (36 credit hours) are also available. For more information about these options, please contact the program coordinator.
Prerequisites
Minimum of an initial teaching license in the classroom or secondary area and one year of teaching experience in the field of the license
Grades of merit in the undergraduate program or any previous graduate work
Satisfactory performance in the Graduate Record Examination or the Miller Analogies Test
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