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Master of Science in Reading

This program is designed to prepare teachers for leadership in reading instruction at the elementary, secondary and community college levels.

This is a 36-37 hour carefully sequenced study that begins with an education core and practical coursework in reading and language arts with a balance of classroom and clinical applications. Particular areas of study will focus on research design and analysis, statistics and measurement, models of language, developing reading programs, modern trends and survey of children’s literature, and critical reading and thinking. With the diverse cultural backgrounds of children in school today, our reading program stresses the importance of promoting multiculturalism within education and of developing inquiring and reflective minds through the discovery of literature.

With the Master of Science in Reading, students may choose to follow one of three routes:

  • Master of Science in Reading
  • Master of Science in Reading with Reading Specialist Standard Early Childhood – Grade 12 (EC-12) Certification
  • Reading Specialist Standard EC-12 Certificate

Graduates with this degree may pursue careers as master classroom teachers, public school reading specialists, reading or language arts coordinators, reading clinicians, remedial reading instructors at the community college or as adult literacy trainers.

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Reading MS
with Reading Specialist Standard EC-12 Certificate

This graduate plan in Reading leads to the master of science degree with a Reading Specialist Standard Certificate (EC-12).  Students seeking this certification must hold a valid Texas teaching certificate and must be able to verify a minimum of two years full-time approved successful teaching experience.  A passing score on the Reading Specialist TExES is required.  The plan consists of a minimum of 36 semester hours.

Check prerequisites before enrolling in any courses.

Professional Education Core (12 hours):
EDUC 6032 EDUC 6033

TCED/INST 6031

SILC 6030
Required Reading Courses (12 hours):
LLLS 5532 or LLLS 5533 LLLS 5534 LLLS 5738 LLLS 6331 or SILC 6032
Electives (6 hours):
LLLS 5131 and LLLS 5532/LLLS 5533
or LLLS 5635 and LLLS 5636
Other required course (1 hour):
TCED 5010 1

Master's Degree Options (6 hours):
LLLS 5736 and LLLS 5737 or
LLLS 6732 and LLLS 6639 (requires prior completion of LLLS 6732, and
12 hours of LLLS courses)

1 Students not passing the Reading Specialist state assessment by the final semester of this plan must also enroll in and successfully complete this course.
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