Literacy Concentration (M.Ed.)

The goal of the Literacy Concentration is to help educators better meet the reading/language arts needs of today’s diverse students while simultaneously becoming leaders in their schools, districts, and beyond. Courses in literacy development, instruction, assessment, and intervention, as well as a job-embedded practicum and leadership experiences, provide the foundation that allows teachers to grow into roles such as Reading/English Language Arts Specialists, literacy coaches, Specialized Literacy Professionals, and/or Reading Interventionists.

Required Coursework

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.

Literature for Children & Young Adults

Choose one of the following:

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 Course

Choose one of the following:

GED 607 - Literacy Instruction for Adolescents with Reading Difficulties: Intervention & Instruction Credits: 3 cr.
GED 640 - Language and Learning Credits: 3 cr.
GED 643 - Multisensory Language-Based Literacy Instruction for Students with Disabilities Credits: 3 cr.

Writing or Book Arts

Choose one of the following:

GED 595 - Launching and Developing the Writing Workshop in the Elementary Grades Credits: 3 cr.
GED 624 - The Art of the Book Credits: 3 cr.

Literacy Electives

Choose 2 courses (6 credits) from the following:

GED 510 - Becoming a Literacy Leader: Tools and Strategies for Success Credits: 3
GED 517 - Teaching Nonfiction in the Elementary Classroom Credits: 3 cr.
GED 522 - Teaching Literacy in the Pre-K-6 Classroom Credits: 3 cr.
GED 530 - Literacy in Middle and Secondary Schools Credits: 3 cr.
GED 535 - Children’s Literature: Author and Illustrator Study Credits: 3 cr.
GED 595 - Launching and Developing the Writing Workshop in the Elementary Grades Credits: 3 cr.
GED 607 - Literacy Instruction for Adolescents with Reading Difficulties: Intervention & Instruction Credits: 3 cr.
GED 624 - The Art of the Book Credits: 3 cr.
GED 640 - Language and Learning Credits: 3 cr.
GED 643 - Multisensory Language-Based Literacy Instruction for Students with Disabilities Credits: 3 cr.
GED 678 - Heroes, Social Justice, and the Arts: Aesthetic Perspectives Credits: 3 cr.
GED 693 - Integrating Art, Social Studies, and Language Arts: Pre-K-6 Credits: 3 cr.

GED Electives

Choose an addition 3 courses (9 credits) in Graduate Education (GED) in consultation with advisor.