Masters Degree in Reading

Ohio University offers an online Master’s Degree in Reading. The required courses (and their associated semester credit hours) include:

Core Courses Reading Courses EDRE 5010 Introduction to Research EDTE 5200 Foundations of Reading (3) Methods (4) EDTE 5210 Foundations of Language (3) EDCS 5040 Sociology, Politics, and Change EDTE 5220 Diagnosis: Reading/Language Arts* (3) in Education (4) EDTE 5230 Reading Laboratory (3) EDTE 5600 Advanced Studies of Children EDTE 5240 Children’s Literature (3) and Adolescents (3) EDTE 5260 Secondary Reading Instruction (3) EDTE 6940 Masters Research Project (3) EDTE 5270 Phonics and the Structure of Language** (3) EDSP 5700 Nature & Needs of Children EDTE 6230 Coaching Classroom Teachers in and Adolescents with Exceptionalities** (3) Reading/Literacy (4)

*EDTE 5220 is prerequisite for EDTE 5230

**EDSP 5700 and EDTE 5270 are required unless comparable courses were taken as an undergraduate. Neither course is currently offered online. If you need to complete one or both of these courses, you may complete them at any time, but please plan accordingly and within credit-hour limits. If you took either course as an undergraduate, they do not need to be retaken. This should be discussed with your advisor; transcripts must be provided for verification.

With the exception of courses in the statement above, undergraduate courses will not be considered for credit toward the graduate degree.

Upon completion of the program, candidates must take and pass the PRAXIS exam (Teaching Reading #0204 or #5204 (computer-based)).

Courses are only offered according to the following schedule (subject to change):

Course Summer Fall Spring EDTE 5200 Foundations of Reading X EDTE 5210 Foundations of Language X EDRE 5010 Introduction to Research Methods X EDCS 5040 Sociology, Politics, and Change in Education X EDTE 5220 Diagnosis: Reading/Language Arts X EDTE 5230 Reading Laboratory X EDTE 5240 Children’s Literature X EDTE 6940 Masters Research Project X EDTE 5260 Secondary Reading Instruction X EDTE 5600 Advanced Studies of Children and Adolescents X EDTE 6230 Coaching Classroom Teachers in Reading/Literacy X

If you have additional questions about the program, please contact:

Sara R. Helfrich, Ph.D. Assistant Professor, Teacher Education Literacy Program Coordinator 321D McCracken Hall 740.593.4471 [email protected]

Updated 12/16/13 Classes begin with the first summer session each year!

Updated 12/16/13