Reading (M.Ed.)

M.Ed. or C.A.G.S. in Reading with Initial Licensure

Program Objectives
This program is designed for educators who possess an initial teaching license and wish to pursue initial licensure as a specialist reading teacher at all grade levels.

Prerequisites

1. An initial or profession teaching license.
2. An introductory reading course.
3. A children's literature course.
4. Minimum cumulative average of 2.67 in the Baccalaureate Degree Program.
5. Completed graduate admission application and three letters of reference.
6. Personal interview and evaluation of previous coursework.
7. All graduate candidates seeking Mass. Licensure must pass the Communication and Literacy Skills portion of the Massachusetts Tests for Educator Licensure (MTEL) exam, before formal acceptance to the degree program.

   *Note: All candidates are welcome to take up to nine credits of graduate coursework prior to formal acceptance into the degree program.

Required Education Courses

• EDC 403 - Advanced Developmental Reading (3)
• EDC 444 - Organization, Administration, and Supervision of Reading Programs in Elementary and Secondary Schools (3)
• EDC 485 - Advanced Analysis of Reading and Language Arts (3)
• EDC 498 - Specialized Practices in Reading (3)
• EDC 547 - Children's and Adolescent Literature (3)
• EDC 565 - Speech and Laungage Development (3)
• EDC 487 - Clinical Practicum as a Teacher of Reading and Language Arts (3) OR
• EDC 511 - Apprenticeship in Education (6) Important Note: Prior to the Clinical Practicum or Apprenticeship in Education, the candidate must pass the Reading Specialist subject matter portion of the MTEL
• Electives - 6-9 credits
• The candidate must successfully complete a program portfolio organized around the state professional teaching standards as a culminating activity

Total Credits: 30

Note: There is a 10 year limit for completion of degree requirements including transfer courses requested.

For further information, contact:

• Sarita Belmont, Director of the Reading Program
• Department of Psychology and Education
• (413) 205-3454
• sarita.belmont@aic.edu

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