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Program Overview
For an overview and important information, including application information, about outcomes for graduate students in the master of curriculum and instruction degree program, click here.

Master of Education in Literacy (M.Ed.)
The M.Ed. in literacy is designed for educators who would like to become reading specialists, literacy coaches, or better-equipped teachers of reading in K–12 classrooms. The program is aligned with the endorsement competencies for reading/literacy in the state of Washington, and will help prepare students for the Praxis II Reading Specialist Exam. Graduates of this program will have a foundation in the theoretical and empirical bases of effective literacy instruction, with an understanding of reading and writing development, the nature and causes of reading difficulties, and principles and strategies for effective teaching. 

Important
Qualifications for adding the reading endorsement include passing the Praxis II (WEST-E) test in reading and a successful pedagogy assessment.

Due to the focus of the literacy degree on the K–12 school system, it is preferred that each applicant has completed an approved program for teacher certification prior to enrollment. Exceptions should be approved by the literacy program chairperson.

Program Requirements

Foundations and Research (15 credits)
EDU 6085 Moral Issues in Education (3)
EDU 6120 American Education: Past and Present (3)
EDU 6975 Interpreting and Applying Educational Research I (3)
EDU 6976 Interpreting and Applying Educational Research II (3)
EDU 6655 Human Development and Principles of Learning (3)

Teaching and Learning (6 credits)
Any two of the following courses:
EDSP 6644 Educating Exceptional Students (3)
EDTC 6536 Instructional Technology and Information Management (3)
EDU 6525 Culturally Responsive Teaching (3)
EDU 6600 Communication and Collaboration: Parents, Colleagues, and Community (3)
EDU 6524 Approaches to Curriculum Design (3)

Reading/Language Arts (27 credits)
EDRD  6507 Language Development, Diversity and Literacy (3)
EDRD  6641 Foundations of Reading Instruction (3)   
EDRD  6506 Literacy Assessment and Standards (3)   
EDRD  6529 Teaching Reading: Strategies of Instruction (3)
EDRD  6530 Teaching Reading in the Content Areas (3)
EDRD  6531 Children's/Young Adult Literature (3) 
EDRD  6533  Writing: Process to Product (3)

Any two of the following courses:

EDRD 6508  Vocabulary Development (3)
EDRD 6952  Topics in Language Arts (3)
EDRD 6953  Topics in Reading (3)

TESL  6480  Teaching Reading for ESL (3)

TESL  6581  Teaching ESL Writing (3)

Practicum (3 credits)
EDRD  6xxx Field Experience and Pedagogy Assessment (3)

COMPREHENSIVE EXAMINATION
This two-hour essay examination is usually completed during the last quarter of coursework or the quarter thereafter. Comprehensive exams are scheduled once per quarter. An application (available from the School of Education) should be submitted to the graduate program manager two quarters in advance. To take the comprehensive exam, students must have completed all required courses in the program (except the field experience and pedagogy assessment).

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