Master of Education in Reading/Language Arts
The Master of Education in Reading/Language Arts is designed for both teacher practitioners who want to strengthen their understanding of literacy for application in their classrooms and teachers who are interested in obtaining a Texas Reading Specialist Certification. Candidates for the Reading Specialist Certification must have a valid elementary or secondary teaching certificate along with two years of successful teaching experience before taking the Reading Specialist Exam.
To be regularly admitted to the graduate school, applicants must participate in an interview process and submit to the Office of Graduate Studies:
- Graduate Application
- Application fee
- Apply to the Reading Specialist Preparation Program if seeking Texas Reading Specialist certification (Instructions )
- Pay the $55 Texas Education Accountability System for Educator Preparation Programs Fee (paid to the TEA as required by TAC 229.9.7 ) if seeking Texas Reading Specialist certification
- Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended, both undergraduate and graduate (Note: A minimum GPA of 2.75 in undergraduate and graduate work is expected)
Note: Candidates may be permitted to enroll for one semester while their admission file is incomplete. Applicants with completed files are reviewed for regular admission by graduate faculty in each program area and are selected by faculty based on information in the completed file.
Applicants must submit to the Department of Language, Literacy, and Special Populations:
- A copy of applicant’s teaching certificate if the intention is to sit for the Texas Reading Specialist Certification Exam
- Acceptable writing sample
In addition, applicants must complete an online questionnaire that shows that (1) they are presently teaching (or have access to a class) so that assignments can be applied and (2) they possess the necessary technology skills for graduate work/research.
This degree is designed for both teacher practitioners who want to strengthen their understanding of literacy for application in their classrooms and teachers who are interested in obtaining a Texas Reading Specialist Certification. Candidates for the Reading Specialist Certification must have a valid elementary or secondary teaching certificate along with two years of successful teaching experience before taking the Reading Specialist Exam. Candidates must be enrolled in coursework during the semester they submit their capstone project. The degree plans originate in the Department of Language, Literacy, and Special Populations.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Master of Education in Reading/Lanuage Arts leading to the Reading Specialist Certification | ||
| LITC 7310 | Literacy, Policy, and Change | 3 |
| LITC 7385 | Digital Epistemologies | 3 |
| READ 5306 | Survey Of Reading | 3 |
| READ 5307 | Prac-Lit Assmt/Instr Stratgy I 1 | 3 |
| READ 5308 | Prac-Lit Assmt/Instr Strat II 2 | 3 |
| READ 5312 | Second Language Literacy | 3 |
| READ 5315 | Language Arts: Theory & Instr | 3 |
| READ 5325 | Imprvmt In Sec Sch/Adult Pop | 3 |
| READ 5330 | Lit & Instr Mat In Rdg Progs | 3 |
| READ 5335 | Cognition & Emergent Literacy | 3 |
| READ 6310 | Admin/Suprvsn Of Literacy Prog | 3 |
| READ 6320 | Internship In Reading Supervsn 3 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 36 | |
| 1 | Prerequisite: Enroll concurrently with READ 5308 |
| 2 | Prerequisite: Enroll concurrently with READ 5307 |
| 3 |
