M.ED. Curriculum and Instruction: Reading and Literacy
The Literacy program is designed to help classroom teachers at both the elementary and secondary levels become literacy professionals by deepening their understanding of literacy processes, purposes, and development and broadening their range of instructional, assessment, and intervention approaches to have the greatest possible impact on their students’ learning. Candidates in the program will develop the confidence to make evidence based instructional/intervention decisions in their own classrooms or as reading/literacy professionals. They will also develop the literacy leadership skills to analyze and design curriculum and professional development across multiple tiers of instruction, and to advocate appropriate practice with parents, colleagues, the larger community, and policy makers. The Ashland University M.Ed. in Reading and Literacy provides the option of satisfying all requirements for the Ohio Reading Endorsement. There is a ten year limit on literacy coursework that can be transferred into this program.
Course Number and Title | Hrs. | Prerequisites |
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Core Courses: | 6 | None |
*EDCI 523 Literacy Theory and Curriculum | 3 | None |
Literacy Core: |
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EDCI 561 Content Area Literacy** | 3 | None |
*EDEC 567 Advanced Methods of Literacy | 3 | None |
Major Professional Courses |
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EDCI 580 Writing Instruction & Intervention Across the Curriculum | 3 | None |
EDCI 594 The Psychology of Reading, Language Development, & Reading Difficulties | 3 | None |
Literacy Intervention & Assessment (M.Ed. Choose One): | 3 |
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*EDEC 663 Intervention & Assessment in Literacy for the Elementary Learner | (3) | 12-hour Ohio Reading Core |
*EDCI 664 Intervention & Assessment in Literacy for the Secondary Learner | (3) | 12-hour Ohio Reading Core |
Advanced Field Practicum: |
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*EDCI 715 Graduate Literacy Internship | 3 | EDEC 663, EDCI 664 |
Capstone: |
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EDUC 780 The Role of the Literary Professional | 3 | 24 hours w/ M.Ed. Core |
M.Ed. in Reading & Literacy Total Hours | 30 hrs. |
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M.Ed. in Reading & Literacy with Reading Endorsement Total Hours | 33 hrs. |
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* Indicates Reading Endorsement Requirement with the pre-requisite of 12-hour Ohio Reading Core.
One Prerequisite Course in each of the following:
Phonics (including Dyslexia)
Literacy Foundations, Theory or Content Area Reading*
Literature (Child, Adolescent, etc.)
Language Arts Methods
*Content Area Reading is part of the program curriculum
Courses and Descriptions