Master
of Education concentration in Literacy and Language 2007-2008 Curriculum
The Master of Education with a concentration in Literacy and Language, plus a supervised practicum, enables candidates to meet the requirements for Initial Licensure in Massachusetts as a Specialist Teacher: Reading. Licensure qualifies the recipient to work in the area of reading and language arts with students at all age and grade levels.
The Master of Education with a concentration in Literacy and Language also enables candidates holding an Initial License in Elementary, Early Childhood or Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities to meet the requirements for Professional Licensure in Elementary, Early Childhood Education or Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities. The additional supervised practicum is not required for candidates seeking Professional License in these three fields.
The licensure program also conforms to the Standards for Reading Professionals as developed by the International Reading Association. These standards were approved by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
Admission Requirements
1.
The applicant must have earned a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited college or university.
2.
The applicant must have at least an Initial Teaching License and at least one year of teaching experience under that license.
3.
The applicant must have an undergraduate quality point average of at least 2.7 on a 4.0 scale.
4.
The applicant must submit a satisfactory score on the Graduate Record Examination General Test.
Degree Requirements
This degree requires successful completion of ten (10) courses
and an oral comprehensive examination. A professional
portfolio, completed as part of the degree program and
based upon the Massachusetts Department of Education
Professional Standards for Licensure, must be completed
and submitted to the advisor of the Literacy and Language
program two weeks prior to the oral comprehensive exam.
Candidates seeking the Initial Specialist Teacher: Reading
License must also complete a supervised practicum.
Students seeking an Initial Specialist Teacher: Reading
License will need a 150-hour practicum. The practicum is
taken only after successful completion of all required
courses in the Master of Education with a concentration
in Literacy and Language program. Permission of the
program advisor and Associate Dean at least three (3)
months prior to the practicum is required. Students must
locate their own practicum site, which must be approved
by the college.
Coordinator and Advisor:
Dr. Diane L. Lowe, Education
* Candidates for the Initial Specialist Teacher: Reading License must
complete a Literacy and Language research project.
