Literacy Specialist Program Requirements
This is a 32 point program.
Core Courses (total: 22-24 points)
C&T 4138 Teaching Literacy in the Early Years (2 - 3)
C&T 4139 Constructing Critical Readers (2 - 3)
C&T 4151 Teaching of Writing (2 - 3)
C&T 5037 Literacy, Culture, and the Teaching of Reading (2 – 3)
HBSK 4072 Theory/Techniques of Reading Assessment and Intervention (3)
C&T 4502 Masters Action Research Project
2 semesters required, must begin in Fall (Fall, 1 point; Spring, 0 points)
Choose one:
C&T 4140 Literature for Younger Children (2 – 3)
C&T 4141 Literature for Older Children (2 – 3)
Both are required:
C&T 4200 Fall Fieldwork (3)
C&T 4200 Spring Fieldwork (3)
Within Department Selectives (total: 4 points)
Summer Institutes are recommended
C&T 4858 Institute: Teaching of Reading
C&T 5800 Institute: Teaching of Writing
C&T 4842 Content Area Literacies Institute or C&T 4137 Literacy and Learning in Content Area Classrooms
Out-of-Department Selectives (total: 4-6 points)
2 classes are required, one must be literacy related (2-3 points each)