reading specialty, ed.s.

reading specialty (36 hours)

the ed.s. in reading specialty is a 36-hour program designed for licensed teachers and focuses on collaboration and leadership while learning the most effective mentoring and coaching practices. the program emphasizes a balanced and research-based approach to literacy, implements foundational, reading and writing standards, and concentrates on diagnosis and remediation of reading differences. candidates will earn an ed.s. degree and an endorsement as a reading specialist in prek-12. the candidate will also develop and implement an individual research project.

course requirements

all ed.s. candidates take the following two courses as non-credit, no-charge, and pass/fail, one during their first semester and one during the semester in which they graduate:

• eg 5000 - orientation to m.ed./m.s./ed.s. programs (non-credit and p/f)
• eg 6000 - graduation seminar (non-credit and p/f)

emphasis reading specialty

ed.s. core + 21 hours

• eg 6543 - teaching writing (3)
• eg 6753 - emergent literacy (3)
• eg 6763 - reading in the content area (3)
• eg 6773 - diagnosis and remediation of reading difficulties (3)
• eg 6853 - leadership and coaching in literacy
• eg 6913 - education specialist project (3)
• 1 elective at ed.s. level (3)