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Master of Education in Reading Education
Major: REDegree Awarded: MED
Unit: GE
Program Webpage: http://louisville.edu/education/degrees/med-re.html
Program Information
The Teacher Literacy Leadership Program will provide an M.Ed. in Reading Education which includes the Kentucky Reading and Writing Endorsement (P-12).
Admission Requirements
Teaching certification in P-12 Area, Admission to M.Ed. in Reading program, Meeting with faculty advisor to discuss KYETS, U of L Program Themes, Conceptual Framework, and IRA Standards, baccalaureate degree or its equivalent from an accredited institution, two letters of recommendation, minimum combined score of 800 on the GRE, Test of English as a Foreign Language required of all foreign students from countries in which English is not the native language, a copy of a Kentucky teaching certificate, and 2.75 cumulative grade point average, or 2.75 grade point average for the senior college years.
Curriculum
| Research (3 hours) | |
| ELFH 600 Introduction to Research Methods and Statistics | 3 |
| Leadership (3 hours) | |
| EDAP 641 Literacy Leadership and School-wide Planning | 3 |
| Diversity (3 hours) | |
| EDAP 642 Literacy Learning and Cultural Differences | 3 |
| Curriculum and Instruction (3 hours) | |
| EDAP 639 Advanced Reading Methods P-12 | 3 |
| Area of Emphasis (21 hours) | |
| EDAP 610 Literacy Research and Theory | 3 |
| EDAP 614 Supporting Struggling Readers and Writers | 3 |
| EDAP 615 Measurement and Diagnosis of Literacy | 3 |
| EDAP 618 Capstone Practicum in Literacy: Reading Specialist | 3 |
| EDAP 678 Language Knowledge and Acquisition | 3 |
| EDAP 679 Capstone Practicum in Literacy: Literacy Coach | 3 |
| EDAP 693 Teaching Writing P-12 | 3 |
| Electives (3 hours) | |
| EDAP 540 Teaching Adolescent Readers | 3 |
| EDAP 604 Teacher Leadership: Mentoring and Coaching | 3 |
| EDAP 624 Curriculum Theory | 3 |
| EDAP 643 Emergent Literacy | 3 |
| EDAP 644 Reading/Writing Workshop | 3 |
| EDAP 645 Advanced Studies in Children’s Literature | 3 |
| EDAP 687 Literacy, Teaching, and Technology | 3 |
| EDAP 694 Special Topics in Writing | 3 |
| Course approved by Advisor | 3 |
| Total hours for M.Ed. in Reading (includes six hours supervised practicum) | 36 |
Special Program or Institutes * (These are selective programs.) (See Special Programs note below)
| EDAP 694 Kentucky Reading Project | 3 |
| EDAP 612 Louisville Writing Project | 3 |
| EDAP 694 Reading Recovery | 6 |
| NBPTS: English Language Arts Early & Middle Childhood Literacy: | |
| Reading-Language Arts OR | |
| Early Adolescence OR | |
| Adolescence and Young Adult (may count three hours) | 6 |
| EDAP Kentucky Institute for Arts in Education | 3 |
Mid-Point Assessment: Review program on KY Experienced Teacher Standards, U of L Program Themes, Conceptual Framework, and International Reading Association Standards for Reading Professionals (2003). Two of five standards completed for culminating Reading Specialist/Literacy Coach portfolio based on the IRA Standards. One Capstone Practicum completed, EDAP 618.
Exit Assessment: Updated Self-Report on Kentucky Experienced Teacher Standards, U of L Program Themes, Conceptual Framework, and IRA Standards for Reading Professionals (2003); Academic average of “B”; no grade lower than “C”; completed Reading Specialist/Literacy Coach Portfolio based on IRA Standards; passing score on PRAXIS for Reading Specialist
* Special Programs note:
1. Some special programs are three graduate credit hours. If the advisor approves, three hours may be substituted for an appropriate required course, or candidates may choose to apply three hours as the elective.
2. Some special programs are six graduate credit hours. If the advisor approves, three hours may be substituted for an appropriate required course, and three hours may be used as the elective. As an alternative, candidates may choose to apply three hours as an elective and apply the additional three hours toward a Rank I or doctoral program.
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