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Reading Specialist K-12


Program Requirements

The masters of arts in education reading specialist degree is designed to prepare certified K-12 teachers to be a reading specialist. Completion of the degree qualifies the student for the specialized endorsement as a reading specialist on the State of Michigan teaching certificate (Code BR) contingent upon satisfactory completion of the MTTC subject area test and filing the appropriate application with the NMU Registrar’s Office.

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Total Credits Required for Degree 37
Foundations 5
ED 500 Educational Research 3
ED 574 Seminar in Educational Research (2 cr.) or
     ED 599 Thesis (2-8 cr.)
Concentration 28
ED 462 Literature for Young Adults 3
ED 511 Trends in the Teaching of Language Arts 2
ED 517 Recent Children's Literature 2
ED 518 Seminar in Elementary/Secondary Education: Reading 3
ED 570 Foundations of Reading Instruction 4
ED 571 Diagnosis and Treatment of Reading Disabilities 4
ED 572 Clinical Practicum in Reading 2
ED 573 Organization and Supervision of Reading Programs 2
ED 575 Improving Reading Comprehension Research and its Practical Implications 3
ED 576 The Teaching of Reading for Secondary Teachers 3
Electives 4
Adviser approval required 
ED 533 School and Community Relations (2 cr.)
ED 583 Learning Technologies (2 cr.)
EN 511 Teaching Reading in the English Classroom (4 cr.)
ED 560 Special Education in the Schools (2 cr.)
Or others with adviser approval 

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