Offered by Department of Teacher Education

Reading PK-12
Master of Arts in Education Degree

This program is offered online only.

MAE in Reading PK-12 = 36 hours

  1. Department Core Courses (12 hours required)
    • Research Course (3 hours)
      • TE 800, Educational Research - 3 hours
    • Democracy (3 hours)
      • TE 803, Philosophy of Education - 3 hours
    • Diversity (3 hours)
      • TE 804, Curriculum Development in Multicultural Education - 3 hours
    • Technology (3 hours)
      • Take 1 course from:
        • TE 805P, Overview of Assistive Technology - 3 hours
        • TE 886P, Technology Tools for Teachers - 3 hours
  2. Literacy Specialization (21 hours required)
    • Take the following:
      • TE 816B, Practicum: Reading - 3 hours
      • TE 845, Contemporary Theory & Practice in Reading - 3 hours
      • TE 846, Diagnosis/Correction of Reading Difficulties - 3 hours
      • TE 854, Reading in the Content Areas - 3 hours
      • TE 897, Seminar in Education - 3 hours
    • Take 1 course from*:
      • ENG 847P, Children's Literature - 3 hours
      • ENG 848P, Literature for Adolescents - 3 hours
      • ENG 849, Children's and Adolescent Literature - 3 hours
      • *Take the course not taken as an undergraduate
    • Take 1 course from:
      • ENG 871P, Language and Composition in the Secondary School - 3 hours
      • TE 853C, Improvement of Instruction in Elementary School Language Arts - 3 hours
  3. Electives (3 hours required)
    • Suggested list or with consent of advisor
      • ENG 803, Descriptive Linguistics - 3 hours
      • ENG 845, Creative Writing for Public School Teachers - 3 hours
      • ENG 895, Directed Readings - 1-3 hours
      • TE 883, Classroom Desktop Publishing - 3 hours
      • TESE 829P, Assessment of Young Children: Birth to Five - 3 hours
      • TESE 863, Research Based Instructional Strategies for Students with Disabilities - 3 hours

See Teacher Education Program Information and Admission Requirements for more information about the program.

14 Jun 2011

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