Online M.Ed. in Literacy Curriculum

The curriculum in the master's in literacy education online program is accredited by the International Literacy Association (ILA) and designed to empower educators with evidence-based literacy practices through rigorous, didactic learning experiences anchored in authentic settings. You'll be able to use the knowledge gained throughout the program to impact your school and the local community positively.

Winthrop's online master's in literacy includes 33 total credit hours. You'll study advanced topics in literacy teaching strategies, pedagogy to reach struggling learners, diagnostic practices, and literacy coaching.

Core Courses (33 credits)

READ 605 Literacy Foundations (3 credits)

This course will examine the history and theories of literacy processes and instruction (reading and writing). Students will engage in reading about current issues, history, theory, policy, evidence-based practice, and professional development in literacy instruction.

READ 615 Literacy for Learners with Limited English Proficiency and/or Other Diverse Needs (3 credits)

This course provides an overview of language acquisition processes in native and non-native speakers. Academic and social language challenges for diverse learners are discussed.

READ 616 Practicum in Assessing and Teaching English Language Learners (3 credits)

This course provides candidates with clinical experience in performance assessment, planning, and delivery of appropriate instruction to cognitively, linguistically, and/or culturally diverse learners. Candidates will also acquire additional theoretical knowledge about monolingual and multilingual language acquisition processes to prepare them to address diverse learner needs.

READ 620 Literacy Strategies for Struggling Learners (3 credits)

This course offers background information/theoretical underpinnings on reasons, symptoms, and evidence-based intervention practices for students struggling with literacy skills, as well as a clinical experience.

READ 625 Written Expression Across the Grades (3 credits)

This course teaches the writing process, types or modes of writing, writing across the curriculum strategies and assessment techniques.

READ 635 Basic Diagnostics and Instructional Practices (3 credits)

Candidates gain expertise in introductory assessment and instructional practices related to literacy. Candidates will learn to interpret and communicate results in order to make and provide informed instructional decisions.

READ 636 Action Research to Improve Literacy Instruction (3 credits)

This partially field-based course builds on the foundations of assessments learned in READ 635. Candidates will advance their ability to interpret and critique technical aspects of assessments in order to articulate effective assessment plans. Candidates will prepare and coach teachers to use assessments to plan and revise effective instruction for students. Candidates will acknowledge and understand the research supporting different perspectives regarding assessment and instruction.

EDUC 640 Educational Research, Design, and Analysis (3 credits)

A core course for graduate educators in the principles, methods, and procedures of educational research, design, and analysis. The development of a proposal outlining a study, project, or practicum is required.

READ 645 Content Area Reading and Writing for Middle Level and Secondary Students (3 credits)

Candidates gain expertise in selecting appropriate literacy strategies (reading and writing) needed in middle and high school content area subjects and discovering how these strategies can be used with a variety of populations, including English language learners.

READ 655 Advanced Coaching in Literacy Education (3 credits)

In this field-based practicum course, candidates will collect, analyze, and report on classroom data. They will use the data to create instructional resources and conduct demonstration lessons in collaboration with a classroom teacher. Candidates will analyze a school-wide literacy model. This course is inextricably intertwined with READ 665; therefore, candidates will take both courses simultaneously.

READ 665 Capstone: Literacy Coaching Practicum (3 credits)

This capstone experience provides candidates with practicum experience as they apply and reflect upon literacy coaching techniques and logistics in school and community settings.

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Winthrop University’s online master's in literacy education program is a smart choice for teachers who want to stay on the leading edge of literacy instruction. To get more details, please contact a program manager toll-free at 833-257-1704 or request more information today!