Reading Degree Program (M.S.E.)
The Master of Science in Education (M.S.E.) Degree is offered in Reading to prepare teachers to provide special services in reading at the elementary and secondary level, and to license students as reading teachers (316) and/or as reading specialists (317).
The curriculum is designed to develop an advanced understanding of philosophies, models and theories relevant to literacy development and its teaching in grades PreK-12. Students will develop skills in selecting and administering a variety of authentic assessment instruments, interpreting the results, and planning implementation strategies for improving reading progress of students in elementary and secondary education settings.
Program Coordinator:
Anne D’Antonio Stinson
Winther 3033
Phone: (262) 472-1973
Email: stinsona@uww.edu
Department Program Assistant:
Winther 3035Phone (262) 472-1135
Email: curricinstr@uww.edu
Additional Admission Requirements:
Applicants must be eligible for a Wisconsin license to teach.
Degree Requirements:
Thirty-four units of course work and a comprehensive examination or a thesis. Course requirements are given below. However, a specific program of study should be planned by students in consultation with their adviser in order to meet State requirements for reading teacher or reading specialist licensure.
READING (M.S.E.)
READING SEQUENCE - 25 UNITS
1. READING 764
DEVELOPMENTAL READING IN THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and
READING 768
DEVELOPMENTAL READING IN THE SECONDARY SCHOOL
2. READING 766 DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF READING DISABILITIES (K-6)
and
READING 767
DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF READING
DISABILITIES 7-12
3. CIFLD 793
PRACTICUM (ELEMENTARY)
and
CIFLD 793
PRACTICUM (SECONDARY)
4. SELECT 1 GROUP FROM THOSE LISTED BELOW:
a. READING 771
PLANNING AND IMPLEMENTING READING
PROGRAMS
READING 772
READING IN THE CONTENT AREAS
READING 773
RESEARCH RELATED TO THE TEACHING
OF READING and
CIFLD 774 FIELD EXPERIENCE IN READING PROGRAMS
b. SELECT 9 UNITS OF ELECTIVES WITH CONSENT OF ADVISER
READING RELATED REQUIREMENT - 3 UNITS
SELECT 3 UNITS FROM COURSES
CIGENRL 716
INTEGRATING SOFTWARE & TECH: READING/ EARLY CHILDHOOD CURRICULUM
CIGENRL 720
ADVANCED TECHNIQUES IN THE TEACHING LANGUAGE ARTS & ENGLISH
READING 774
EMERGENT LITERACY
READING 775
SYMPOSIUM IN READING EDUCATION
CIGENRL (EDADMIN) 769
SUPERVISION OF INSTRUCTION
EARLYCHD 561
CHILD LITERATURE
CIGENRL 799
THESIS RESEARCH
ENGLISH (SECNDED 720)
TEACHING WRITING
ENGLISH 730
TEACHING LITERATURE
HUMANISTIC AND BEHAVIORAL STUDIES - 3 UNITS
SELECT 3 UNITS FROM COURSES
EDFOUND 681
HUMAN ABILITIES & LEARNING
CIGENRL 635
LANGUAGE ACQUISITION FOR THE BILINGUAL CHILD
CIGENRL (EDFOUND) 723
SEMINAR: ISSUES, PERSPECTIVES, AND DIRECTIONS: A PROFESSIONAL SEMINAR IN EDUCATION
CIGENRL (EDADMIN) 725
CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT & INTEGRATION
EARLYCHD 714
CURRENT ISSUES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
EARLYCHD 715
CHILDREN IN CRISIS
RESEARCH COURSE - 3 UNITS
EDFOUND 740
TECHNIQUES OF RESEARCH or
EDFOUND 780
READING, ANALYZING, AND EVALUATING EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH
