Specialized Literacy Professional Endorsement (M.Ed. or CAGS)

Students pursuing the Literacy Concentration (M.Ed.) or Literacy Concentration (CAGS) have the option to pursue the state-approved Specialized Literacy Professional Endorsement program. This endorsement program requires 27 credits in literacy and leadership coursework as outlined below. To be recommended for the endorsement, candidates must:

Hold or be eligible to hold a Vermont teaching license in early education, elementary, middle grades, the secondary content areas, special education, or English Language Learner;
Successfully complete all required coursework with a “B” or better;
Document three years teaching experience;
Hold a master’s degree.

Required Coursework

GED 510 - Becoming a Literacy Leader: Tools and Strategies for Success Credits: 3
GED 511 - Fundamentals of Curriculum Credits: 3 cr.
GED 534 - Literacy Assessment, Instruction, and Intervention in Reading Credits: 3 cr.
GED 606 - Literacy Development and Instruction in the Elementary Grades Credits: 3 cr.
GED 621 - Supervision, Evaluation, and Teacher Development Credits: 3 cr.
GED 640 - Language and Learning Credits: 3 cr.
GED 688D - Reading Specialist Practicum Credits: 3 cr.

Literature for Children and Young Adults

Select one of the following courses:

GED 517 - Teaching Nonfiction in the Elementary Classroom Credits: 3 cr.
GED 535 - Children’s Literature: Author and Illustrator Study Credits: 3 cr.

Specialized Instruction for Readers Who Struggle

Select one of the following courses:

GED 607 - Literacy Instruction for Adolescents with Reading Difficulties: Intervention & Instruction Credits: 3 cr.
GED 643 - Multisensory Language-Based Literacy Instruction for Students with Disabilities Credits: 3 cr.