Curriculum & Teaching

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)