Master's in Language And Literacy (Plus Certification)

About M.Ed. Language and Literacy

M.Ed. Reading Specialist Concentration

Admission

Admission to the program is open to those applicants who possess baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited four-year college or university. Applicants must submit supporting documents as required for general admission to a graduate program. Applicants must possess Pennsylvania Instructional I Certification. Applicants must have earned a 2.75 or better undergraduate cumulative average. The General Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or Miller Analogies Test (MAT) is required if undergraduate GPA is less than 3.0.

Curriculum 

For detailed course information (click here for curriculum sheet), please see the Graduate Catalog

PROFESSIONAL CORE REQUIREMENTS 

(3 courses/9 credits are required)

     

    Research Core Required Course
       EDFN 601 Methods of Research (3)

     Core Option Areas:

     Specialty Core Area:
       EDUC 563 Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in Class (3)

     Take one course from the remaining two Core Option Areas:

     Psychology Core Area:
       PSYC 540 Applied Behavioral Analysis in an MTSS (3)
       PSYC 526 Advanced Adolescent Psychology (3)
       EDFN 545 Advanced Educational Psychology (3)
       PSYC 625 Human Growth and Development (3)

     Social Foundations Core:
       EDFN 511 Comparative Education (3)
       EDFN 590 Social Foundations Education (3)
       EDFN 603 Philosophy of Education (3)
       EDFN 604 Education and Public Policy (3)

*M.Ed. students are encouraged to work with their advisors to plan the most appropriate program of study. Alternative courses will be considered but only with prior approval by the graduate program coordinator.

READING SPECIALIST REQUIREMENTS

     READ 621 Foundations of Reading and Writing (3)
     READ 622 Reading and Writing in the Content Areas (3)
     READ 623 Diagnosis of Reading and Writing Disabilities: A Practicum (3)
     READ 624 Diagnosis and Correction of Reading and Writing Difficulties: Reading Clinic (6)
     READ 625 Psychological and Social Factors in Reading and Writing Ability (3)
     READ 626 Literacy Leadership (3)
     EDUC 562 Methods for Teaching English Language Learners (3)
     EDUC 636 Literature and Response (3) if a prior course in Children's Literature was completed
     EDUC 535: Lit for Children & Young Adolescence (3)if no prior course in Children's Literature
     Literacy Elective approved by the Graduate Coordinator (i.e. Summer Literacy Institute)

CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS

     PRAXIS: Reading Specialist K-12 (0301/5302)

PROGRAM SPECIALIST - READING SPECIALIST CERTIFICATION

Millersville University is an approved provider of a Reading Specialist Certification (click here for curriculum sheet). Persons who have a valid Pennsylvania Instructional I or Instructional II certificate and have enrolled in and completed the Millersville University Reading Specialist courses are eligible to receive reading specialist certification from the Pennsylvania Department of Education. 

For detailed course information and information regarding certifications, please see the Graduate Catalog or the Certification Office.

LITERACY COACHING ENDORSEMENT (must have a Reading Specialist Certification)

The fundamental goal of the Literacy Coaching Endorsement is to prepare teachers who will be effective in helping improve the knowledge, skills, and practices of teachers, thus enhancing student achievement. A literacy coach is one who helps teachers to recognize what they know and can do, assists teachers as they strengthen their ability to make more effective use of what they know and do and supports teachers as they learn more and do more. The Instructional Coaching Endorsement is available for reading specialists who desire to strengthen their professional knowledge, build skills in instructional coaching and stand out in the field. This is an endorsement to be added to an existing reading specialist certification.

LITERACY COACHING ENDORSEMENT REQUIREMENTS

• READ 626: Literacy Leadership (3)
• EDUC 703: Curriculum and Supervision (3)
• READ 798: Advanced Theoretical Pedagogy of Reading (3)
• READ 799: Applied Supervision - Clinical Practicum (3)

CERTIFICATION PROGRAM IN SUPERVISION OF READING & LANGUAGE ARTS

To qualify for admission the Reading Supervisor Certification program, a candidates must have:

1. A master's degree from an accredited college (or be pursuing one concurrently);
2. Reading specialist certification; and,
3. Five years of satisfactory teaching experience with primary responsibility for reading/language arts.

For detailed course information and information regarding certifications, please see the Graduate Catalog of the Certification Office.

M.Ed. ESL Concentration

Admission

Admission to the program is open to those applicants who possess baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited four-year college or university. Applicants must submit supporting documents as required for general admission to a graduate program. Applicants must possess Pennsylvania Instructional I Certification. Applicants must have earned a 2.75 or better undergraduate cumulative average. The General Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or Miller Analogies Test (MAT) is required if undergraduate GPA is less than 3.0.

Curriculum

For detailed course information and information regarding certifications (click here for curriculum sheet), please see the Graduate Catalog 

PROFESSIONAL CORE REQUIREMENTS

(3 courses/9 credits are required)

      Research Core Required Course
        EDFN 601 Methods of Research (3)

    Take two courses from the remaining two Core Option areas:
     
     Psychology Core:
        PSYC 540 Applied Behavioral Analysis in an MTSS (3)
        PSYC 526 Advanced Adolescent Psychology (3)
        EDFN 545 Advanced Educational Psychology (3)
        PSYC 625 Human Growth and Development (3)

     Social Foundation Core:
        EDFN 511 Comparative Education (3)
        EDFN 590 Social Foundations of Education (3)
        EDFN 603 Philosophy of Education (3)
        EDFN 604 Education and Public Policy (3)

LANGUAGE & LITERACY REQUIREMENTS

     Content Area Literacy Requirement
        RDED 622 Reading and Writing in the Content Areas (3)

     Language or Literature Requirement Choose one:
        EDUC 535: Literature for Children & Young Adolescence (3) if no prior course in Children's Literature
        EDUC 636 Literature and Response (3) if prior course in Children's Literature was taken
        ENGL 661 Seminar In Transformational Linguistics (3)
        ENGL 663 Applied Linguistics (3) 

     Structure Literacy Requirement:
        READ 621 Foundations of Reading and Writing (3)

ESL REQUIREMENTS

        EDUC 561 Second Language Acquisition: Theory, Programs and Assessment (3)
        EDUC 562 Methods for Teaching English Language Learners (3)
        EDUC 563 Linguistic and Cultural Diversity in the Classroom (3)
        EDUC 564 Assessment, Policies and Practices in Teaching English Language Learners (3)
        EDUC 565 Language and Literacy Interventions: Clinical Practicum (6)

Program Specialist—ESL Certification Program

Millersville University is an approved provider of a Program Specialist-ESL certificate program (click here for curriculum sheet). Persons who have a valid Pennsylvania Instructional I or Instructional II certificate and have enrolled in and completed the Millersville University ESL coursework are eligible to receive ESL add-on certification from the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

For detailed course information and information coursework regarding certifications, please see the Graduate Catalog or the Certification Office.