EdM
Literacy Specialization

Research Component
3 credits

EdPsy 505 (3)
Research Methods

T&L 588 (3)
Action Research: Teachers as Researchers

Foundations Component
6 credits

EdAd 507 (3)
Social Foundations

T&L 510 (3)
Theoretical Foundations for the Schooling of Language Minorities

T&L 537 (3)              
Seminar in Language, Literacy, & Culture      

Emphasis Coursework
Minimum 18 credits

T&L 507 Seminar in Literacy in Multicultural Settings (3)
T&L 528 Content Area Reading Instruction: Theory and Practice (3)
T&L 530 Innovations in Reading (2)
T&L 532 Children’s Literature in the Curriculum (2)
T&L 538 Writing Across the Curriculum (3)
T&L 539 Innovations in Language Arts (3)
T&L 544 Advanced Children’s Literature (3)
T&L 546 Teaching Writing in the Elementary School (3)
T&L 547 Teaching Folk Literature to Children and Adolescents (3)
T&L 548 Teaching Adolescent Literature (3)
T&L 551 Psychology of Reading (3)
T&L 553 Assessment and Instruction for Reading (4)
T&L 558 Improving Comprehension Through Literature (3)

Electives
Maximum 6 credits

Contingent upon approval by your academic advisor, candidates may apply up to 6 credits from other T&L 500-level courses. Candidates may also apply credits earned from their Professional Certification coursework as electives.

Final Examination
2 credits

T & L 702 Master’s Examinationè Meet with Program Advisor six (6) months prior to exam.