College of Education
Reading & Literacy
REQUIREMENTS
To obtain a Master of Arts degree with a specialization in Reading
and Literacy, students must satisfactorily complete 39 credit hours
of coursework
and a comprehensive examination. This program leads to a Type 10 Reading
Specialist
Certificate.
Students seeking the Master of Arts degree and Type 10 Specialist Certificate
in Reading (P-12) via entitlement must meet certain criteria.
These include the following:
- a valid initial or standard Illinois Teaching Certificate (Type
03, 04, 09, 10)
- submit evidence of passing grade on Illinois Certification Basic
Skills Test
- fulfillment of the requirement Illinois House Bill 150 (Survey
of Exceptional Children and Adolescents or Exceptional Learners
in Inclusive Communities)
- evidence of two (2) years of successful teaching experience
by the end of the program
- successful completion of the following program requirements
52-504 Technology in the Reading and Writing Program (1)
52-509 Child and Adolescent
Literature (3)
52-523 Foundations and Methods of Teaching Reading in Grades
4-12 including the Content Areas (clinical hours) (3)
52-524 Foundations and Methods of Teaching Reading in
Grades
P-3 (clinical hours) (3)
52-527 Teaching Reading to the Diverse Learner (clinical
hours) (3)
52-528 Clinical Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading
Problems (clinical hours) (3)
52-529 Methods and Practicum in Reading Diagnosis and
Remediation of Reading Problems (clinical hours) (3)
52-533 Methods and Strategies for Reading Comprehension
Instruction including Instructional Practicum for the
Reading Teacher
(clinical hrs) (3)
52-534 Teaching Writing in the Literacy Program (2)
52-547 Supervising the P-12 Reading Program (3)
51-548 Educational Organization and Administration (3)
51-557 Curriculum and Instruction (3)
52-575 Practical Research for Learning Communities (3)
52-598 Practicum for the Reading Specialist (clinical
hours) (3)
Comprehensive Exam
150 Clinical Hours
STATE ASSESSMENT REQUIREMENTS
At the conclusion of the program, candidates seeking a Type 10 Reading
Specialist certificate must pass the Illinois Certification Test for the
Reading Specialist, as well as the Assessment of Professional Teaching
Test for grades K-12.
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