Reading and Literacy in Early and Middle Childhood (RLEMC)

Specialization leading to Master of Arts in Teaching and Learning

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Program Requirements (9 hours)

Core Courses (9 hours)

• EDUTL 6808 Multicultural & Global Perspectives on T&L (3)
• EDUTL 6050 Multiple Perspectives on T&L (3)
• EDUTL 6053 Balanced Assessment of T&L (3) (OR assessment course approved by faculty advisor)

Area of Study Required and Elective Courses

Required (3)

• EDUTL 7428 Trends & Issues in Teaching Reading (3)
• EDUTL 7193 Individual Studies (1)

Tier 1 Electives (9 credit hours required)

• EDUTL 5453 Critical Literacy in Content Areas Classrooms (3)
• EDUTL 5610 Literacy Development for Multilingual Learners (3)
• EDUTL 5470 Assessment & Instruction for Struggling Readers (3)
• EDUTL 5471 Clinical Practice in Treating Reading Disabilities (3)
• EDUTL 6303 Linguistic Diversity in Education (3)
• EDUTL 7316 Language Arts in the Early & Middle Childhood Program (3)
• EDUTL 7340 Writing in the Early & Middle Grades Classroom (3)
• EDUTL 7344 Bilingualism and Biliteracy (3)
• EDUTL 7365 Linguistics for Literacy Education (3)
• EDUTL 7393 Teaching Writing (3)
• EDUTL 7418 Synthesizing Research in Reading & Literacy (3)
• EDUTL 7427 Advanced Study of the Development of Reading & Writing (3)
• EDUTL 7429 Reading Complex Texts (3)
• EDUTL 8421 Guided Survey of Research in Reading (3)

Additional Electives (2-4)

• EDUTL 6892 Special Topics in Education (1-4)
• EDUTL 7101 Drama, Literacy, & Learning (3)
• EDUTL 7189 Advanced Field Placement (1-3)
• EDUTL 7317 Advanced Children’s Literature (3)
• EDUTL 7322 Literature Across the Curriculum (3)
• EDUTL 7343 Literature in Middle Childhood Education (3)
• EDUTL 7356 Advanced Literature for Adolescence (3)
• EDUTL 7361 Literature in Early Childhood Education (3)
• EDUTL 7356 Advanced Literature for Adolescents (3)
• EDUTL 7364 Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults (3)
• EDUTL 7370 The English Curriculum: Past, Present & Future (3)

Research Requirement (minimum of 3 hours)

Select ONE of the T&L Research courses below or one that is approved by your faculty advisor (minimum of 3 credit hours)

• EDUTL 6052 Classroom-Based Inquiry (3)
• EDUTL 7010 Diverse Approaches to Research on T&L (3)

Final Examination (1-3)

Students must select either a Thesis or Non-Thesis option and must be registered for at least 3 credit hours the term of graduation.

Thesis

• EDUTL 7999 Thesis Research (3)

Non-Thesis

• EDUTL 7193 Independent Study (1-3)

Minimum hours: 30