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 at www.michigan.gov/moecs.
For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Education, Leadership and Public Service department page.
| Total Credits Required | 37 |
| Foundations | 5 |
| ED 500 Educational Research | 3 |
| ED 574 Seminar in Educational Research (2 cr.) or | |
| ED 599A 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 | |
Bulletin Year:
2013 - 2014 Graduate Bulletin
| View the current NMU Catalog.