This program focuses on how to support literacy learning, teach struggling readers, facilitate professional development of reading teachers, and diagnose and respond to literacy challenges encountered by students.

Admission Requirements

To be admitted to this program, a student must

  • hold a minimum of a bachelor's degree, and
  • hold a valid bachelor's-level professional educator certificate in early childhood education, elementary education (K-6), or collaborative special education (K-6) OR a valid bachelor's-level professional educator certificate in any are of education along with a passing score on the Praxis Teaching Reading test validated for use in Alabama.

Program Requirements

Core Courses
ED 530APPLIED MULTICULTURALISM3
ED 535INTRODUCTION TO APPLIED EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH3
ED 540COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT THEORIES OF LEARNING3
ED 565INTRODUCTION TO DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION3
Concentration Courses
ED 510FOUNDATIONS OF LITERACY3
ED 605REACHING RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION3
ED 608EXPANDING READING ABILITY IN THE CONTENT AREA3
ED 612DIAGNOSIS AND ASSESSMENT OF READING3
ED 665DIFFERENTIATING ELEMENTARY LITERACY (READING AND WRITING INSTRUCTION)3
ED 692ADVANCED P-12 INTERNSHIP3
Action Research Project
ED 690MASTER'S ACTION RESEARCH PROJECT3
Total Semester Hours33