Literacy, M.Ed.

Alyson Bass, Program Director
(615) 898-2146
Alyson.Bass@mtsu.edu

The Department of Elementary and Special Education offers the Master of Education degree with a major in Literacy that leads to the Literacy endorsement, Reading Specialist, PreK-12.

Please see undergraduate catalog for information regarding undergraduate programs.

Admission Requirements

Students seeking admission to the Master of Education program are expected to score at least 380 on the Miller Analogies Test or 281 (current scale) or 700 (former scale) on the Graduate Record Examination or the minimum on a National Teachers Examination that meets Tennessee licensure standards.

Candidates must hold a current teaching license. Three years successful classroom experience as a licensed teacher and the PRAXIS 10300 are required to add the Reading Specialist endorsement.

Application Procedures

All application materials are to be submitted to the College of Graduate Studies.

Applicant must

submit an application with the appropriate application fee (online at www.mtsu.edu/graduate/apply.php);
submit official scores on the Graduate Record Examination (GRE), Principles of Learning and Teaching Exam (PRAXIS II), or Miller Analogies Test (MAT);
submit official transcripts of all previous college work.

Degree Requirements

The Master of Education in Literacy requires completion of a total of 33 hours. Candidates must successfully complete a written comprehensive to be taken in the last semester of coursework (may be taken no more than twice).

Curriculum: Literacy

Candidate must complete 33 hours in the following course of study:

Required Core (27 hours)

READ 6000 - Foundations of Literacy 3 credit hours *
READ 6710 - Adolescent Literacy 3 credit hours *
READ 6720 - Instructional Tools in Literacy 3 credit hours *
READ 6730 - Curriculum and Supervision of Literacy Instruction 3 credit hours *
READ 6750 - Research in Literacy 3 credit hours *
READ 6760 - Early Literacy 3 credit hours *
ELED 6000 - Teaching Writing 3 credit hours *
ELED 6380 - Empowerment Through Literacy 3 credit hours *
ELED 6620 - Assessment of Teaching and Learning 3 credit hours *
*required for licensure

Additional Requirement for Licensure (3 hours)

READ 6790 - Literacy Practicum 3 to 6 credit hours

Elective Course (3 hours)

Selected from the following:

READ 5130 - Literacy Assessment 3 credit hours
READ 5460 - Content Literacy 3 credit hours
READ 6120 - Current Issues in Literacy Instruction 1 to 3 credit hours
DYST 6000 - Introduction to Dyslexia and Other Reading Difficulties 3 credit hours
DYST 6010 - Identifying Students with Dyslexia and Other Reading Difficulties 3 credit hours
DYST 6011 - Interventions for Dyslexia and Other Reading Difficulties 3 credit hours
DYST 6020 - Adolescents with Dyslexia and Other Literacy Difficulties 3 credit hours
ELED 6330 - Play 3 credit hours
ELED 6370 - Education and Ethno-Cultural Diversity 3 credit hours
ELED 6400 - Teaching the Special Needs Learner in the Heterogeneous Classroom 3 credit hours
ELED 6500 - The Science of Learning and Teaching 3 credit hours
LIBS 6310 - Materials for Literacy of Children 3 credit hours
LIBS 6311 - Materials for Literacy of Young People 3 credit hours

Program Notes

Any course requiring admission to Teacher Education may require observations, case studies, or other time in K-6 classes.

Candidate must

file a degree plan in the College of Graduate Studies after having completed 21 semester hours credit;
file a Notice of Intent to Graduate form in the College of Graduate Studies within the first two weeks of the term in which the student intends to graduate.