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The Reading Department of East Stroudsburg University offers a graduate program of study leading to a Master of Education, which qualifies students for the Pennsylvania Reading Specialist Certificate. This certificate enables a teacher to provide reading instruction in kindergarten through grade 12. A maximum of 36 credit hours are required for the Master of Education in Reading degree.
National Accreditation:
National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE)
Program Outcomes
Candidates for the Reading Specialist Certification/Master of Education in Reading demonstrate the following program outcomes:
- Understand the major theories of reading and language development and their relationship to various models of literacy instruction.
- Develop a personal philosophy about literacy development and instruction.
- Understand and respect the diversity of students and their language abilities.
- Put literacy theory into practice in a variety of educational contexts.
- Integrate the language arts across the curriculum.
- Plan and implement appropriate literacy instruction based on students' needs.
- Use multiple, appropriate procedures to assess and evaluate students' effort, progress, and achievement in literacy.
- Investigate and implement research on current practices in literacy instruction.
- Incorporate technology into literacy instruction.
- Communicate and work collaboratively with parents, teachers, administrators, and community personnel in a literacy program.
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