Program Description
These programs are designed for educators or other professionals interested in the study of individual readers and writers and reading/language arts curriculum and assessment. A unique feature of this program is that students become engaged in teaching literacy in a supervised practicum experience.
Certified teachers with a bachelor’s degree in education may pursue either the Master of Education or the Master of Science. Non-certified individuals who have earned a bachelor’s degree in a field of study other than education may only pursue the Master of Science.
Admission Requirements
- For the M.Ed., teacher licensure at
one of the following levels: early
childhood, elementary,
middle or secondary education.
or
- For the M.S., licensure (early childhood,
elementary, middle or secondary),
or a baccalaureate degree in another field
of study.
Refer
to the Admissions section of the Graduate
catalog
for additional information on application
procedures.
Degree Requirements
The M.Ed. degree in Reading Education requires coursework in the theoretical and practical aspects of teaching and learning language and literacy. It is designed to enable teachers to implement strong integrated language arts programs and to evaluate and improve pupil performance in reading/language arts. The program culminates in afinal project or thesis. With careful planning students can meet the course requirements for the North Dakota Reading Credential and be credentialed as reading teachers.
The M.S. degree in Reading Education is available in two tracks. Track I, either thesis or non-thesis, is open to licensed persons who wish to follow a research oriented program of study. Track I requires a minimum of five credits of scholarly tool coursework and allows a maximum two credits of readings. Track II, available only in the non-thesis option, provides opportunity for non-licensed persons to study Reading Education at the graduate level. Track II requires a minimum of six credits of coursework in Foundations of Education.
| SAMPLE PROGRAM OF STUDY, M.ED., READING |
Major |
|
Credits
|
| T&L 524 |
Reading in the Content Area |
2 |
| T&L 530 |
Foundations of Reading Instruction |
3 |
| T&L 534/583 |
Basic Reading Diagnosis & Remediation/Clinic |
4 |
| T&L 536 |
Teaching & Supervision of Elementary Language Arts |
3 |
| T&L 590 |
ST: Literature in the Classroom |
3 |
| T&L 590 |
ST:Writing in the Elementary School |
3 |
| T&L 995 |
Scholarly Project |
2 |
| or |
|
|
| T&L 997 |
Independent Study |
2 |
Cognate |
| T&L 569 |
Action Research |
3 |
| |
Elective |
3 |
Educational Foundations |
| EFR 500 |
Foundations of Educational Thought |
3 |
| EFR 506 |
Multicultural Education |
3 |
SAMPLE PROGRAM OF STUDY, M.S., READING |
Major |
|
Credits
|
| T&L 590 |
Writing in the Elementary School |
3 |
| T&L 524 |
Reading in the Content Area |
2 |
| T&L 530 |
Foundations of Reading Instruction |
3 |
| T&L 534/583 |
Basic Reading Diagnosis & Remediation/Clinic |
4 |
| T&L 536 |
Teaching & Supervision of Elementary Lang. Arts |
3 |
| T&L 590 |
ST: Literature in the Classroom |
3 |
| |
Electives (non-thesis) |
6 |
| |
Electives (thesis) |
2-4 |
| T&L 995 |
Scholarly Project |
2 |
| or |
|
|
| T&L 997 |
Independent Study (Track I or II)/Final Project |
2 |
| or |
|
|
| T&L 998 |
Thesis (Track I, only) |
4-6 |
Scholarly
Tools (Track I, only) |
| EFR 509 |
Introduction to Educational Research |
3 |
| T&L 569 |
Action Research |
3 |
Educational
Foundations (Track II, only) |
| EFR 500 |
Foundations of Educational Thought |
3 |
| EFR 506 |
Multicultural Education |
3 |
|
