Online Literacy Master’s Courses
Curriculum Details
- 10 courses
- 30 credits
- 3-day in-person residency
- 8-week course duration
In the CAEP-accredited online master’s in literacy program, you will take 10 courses totaling 30 credit hours. You will engage in three core literacy courses and seven concentration courses, all designed as eight-week courses to help you stay focused and on track to graduation. The program also features an on-site, three-day Children’s Literacy Conference, where you will have the opportunity to learn from world-renowned authors, illustrators and literacy leaders.
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Literacy Core Courses
Credits
Students will examine their own teaching and learning experiences, as well as research-based best practices for PreK-12 literacy education. Through collaborative activities and assignments, students will examine and assess the impact of collaboration on literacy teaching and learning.
Students will investigate and critique major issues in current literacy publications and curricula. Students will identify research interests in literacy education and conduct in-depth inquiries in order to propose action plans for the targeted problems.
Students will conduct collaborative projects focused on identified PreK-12 literacy achievement concerns. In order to increase peer knowledge and professional development, students’ projects will implement research-based best practices in teaching and assessment.
Required Courses for Concentration(s)
Credits
- ENG 503 Children’s Literature Conference Literature Class (Residency)
- RDG 523 Foundations of Literacy
- RDG 535 Language Development
- RDG 610 Language & Literacy Development in Early Childhood
- RDG 611 Assessment and Instruction in Early Literacy
- RDG 613 Family Literacy: Home, School, & Community Partnerships
- RDG 614 Field Experience in Early Literacy (Practicum)
- WR 637 Intensive Writing Workshop (Residency)
- ENG 502 Children’s Literature Conference: Writing Class (Residency)
- RDG 523 Foundations of Literacy
- WR 640 Teaching Grammar & Linguistics Through Writing & Reading
- WR 641 Literacy Leadership: Coaching & Evaluating Writing (Practicum)
Select one:
- WR 636 Writing and Learning Across the Curriculum
- RDG 635 Literacy in the Content Areas
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