Literacy, M.A.Ed.

Curriculum for Teachers

All Specializations completed with the MAEd Degree require the following 12 hours:

• EDU 511 - Educational Research, 3 credit hours
• Advanced Practice Minor, 9 credit hours

• K-12 MAEd candidates acquire a deep understanding and advanced skills in their area of specialization. Degree candidates also earn an Advanced Practice Minor that broadens their preparation and allows for an additional teaching focus. Advanced Practice Minors can be earned in the following ways:

  Advanced Practice Minor		Select three courses from *
  Technology Integration		EDU 514 , 515 , 516 , 517 , 518
  Special Education		EDU 573 , 574 , 575 , 576 , 577 , 594
  Literacy		EDU 541 , 542 , 543 , 544 , 545 , 546 , 547
  Leadership		EDU 580 , 581 , 582 , 583 , 584 , 585 , 588
  Individualized		3 selected courses to meet individual learning needs

   * Pre-reqs apply

Literacy Specialization Requirements*: 19 credits

• EDU 541 - Foundations of Reading & Language Arts, 3 credit hours
• EDU 542 - Teaching Reading in the Content Areas, 3 credit hours
• EDU 543 - Diagnostic and Corrective Reading Methods, 3 credit hours
• EDU 544 - Practicum in Reading, 3 credit hours
• EDU 545 - Research in Literacy Education, 3 credit hours
• EDU 546 - Child and Adolescent Literature, 3 credit hours
• EDU 547 - Practicum in Aya Literacy, 1 credit hour

• *Pre-Requisite for Literacy Ohio Reading Core completion, 6-12 credit hours