纽约州立大学水牛城分校

If you currently teach or plan on teaching and want to learn more about developmental reading, and are not seeking New York State teaching certification, our literacy education studies program will provide you with the tools necessary to achieve your professional goals. Our program will expand your knowledge of the theories, methods, and materials of reading, reading instruction, language, language instruction and reading assessment, enabling you to develop competencies that will enrich students’ capabilities.

Why Literacy Education Studies at UB?

Upon completion of this program, you will be able to design, develop and evaluate authentic learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources as well as demonstrate:

• An understanding of literacy as a complex process that will explore the needs of all students
• An ability to transform subject matter in ways that honor the content and students at hand
• A thorough background knowledge in subject matter content, reflecting an understanding of theoretical and evidence-based foundations of reading, writing, speaking and listening processes and instruction
• A knowledge of planning, guiding, and assessing learning, using varied and responsive instructional approaches, practices and materials

Career opportunities

• Adult literacy coaches
• Elementary/secondary education reading teachers in a private or overseas school setting
• English as a second language (ESL) teachers in a private or overseas school setting
• Reading specialists in a private or overseas school setting
• Special education and remedial reading educators in a private or overseas school setting

Program Coursework

The online literacy education studies EdM program is offered part-time and fully online. It is comprised of 30 credit hours and can be completed in two years.

Requirements (27 credit hours)

LAI 539 Strategic Teaching and Reading Processes
(Prerequisites: LAI 550 and LAI 551)
LAI 550 Literacy Acquisition and Instruction PreK-2
LAI 551 Childhood Literacy Methods
LAI 552 Middle Childhood-Adolescent Literacy Methods
LAI 556 Classroom Literacy Assessment and Instruction
(Prerequisites: LAI 550 and LAI 551)
LAI 560 Improving Instruction in Elementary Language Arts
LAI 563 Language, Literacy, and Culture
LAI 576 Literacy and Technology
Choose one:
LAI 565 Literature for Children and Young People
LAI 580 Literature for Young Adults

Electives (3 credits)

Any 1 course approved by your advisor

Capstone Event: Comprehensive Exam or Project