阿拉巴马大学

This is especially important to improving the overall reading performance of students in addition to enhancing their future educational opportunities and outcomes.

Educators in this program will participate in curriculum consisting of theory, application, assessment, and implementation of research-based instruction through a supervised practicum experience. The practicum experience, composed of hands-on fieldwork, is designed to develop the skills necessary to teach students as well as to train other teachers in the area of literacy.

The online format provides educators with an opportunity to pursue a new career path within education while continuing to work as a classroom teacher. The program requires a total of 36 credit hours.

Students who complete the program receive a master's degree in secondary curriculum, teaching, and learning. The degree is available to both elementary and secondary school teachers. P-12 reading specialist certification is recommended with successful completion of this program.

The MA in Secondary Education for Reading Specialist Certification consists of 36 credit hours.

Required Courses

• CIE 577 Second Language Acquisition
• CRD 510 Expanding Reading in the Elementary Grades
• CRD 511 Beginning Reading in PK-Primary Grades
• CRD 590 Seminar in Literacy Coaching
• CRD 593 Practicum in Literacy Coaching - covers students in a variety of grade levels
• CRD 595 Practicum - covering PK-2nd grade
• CRD 654 Assessment & Instruction of At-Risk Readers
• CRD 695 Advanced Practicum in Reading Education - covering 3rd - 6th grade
• CRD 696 Advanced Reading Specialist Practicum - covering middle and high school students
• CEE 565 Classics & Modern Literature for Children or CSE 555 Adolescent Literature
• BER 500 Introduction to Educational Research or BER 550 Evaluation of Classroom Learning (only for those who have not taken an evaluation of classroom learning course)