Master of Science in Education, Literacy • West Plains

The purpose of the MSEd-Literacy degree is to furnish students with the necessary knowledge and skills to be competent teachers of literacy from preschool through college. Also, persons completing the program will be qualified to supervise reading/literacy programs and may qualify as literacy coaches. The MSEd-Literacy degree (along with either a child or an adolescent psychology course) results in students meeting course work requirements for the DESE Special Reading Teacher Certification. A research component is required. Courses are conveniently offered online.

Required Courses

Course Number		Course Title	Hours
RDG	640	Analysis and Correction of Difficulties in Literacy	3
RDG	660	Diversity Issues in Literacy and Content Area Instruction	2
RDG	680	Successful Classroom Communities to Enhance Student Learning	2
RDG	685	Techniques of Responsive Support in the Literacy Classroom	2
RDG	700	Relationship of Language to Literacy and Intellectual Development	3
RDG	710	Content Area Literacy	3
RDG	740	Issues and Trends in Literacy Education	3
RDG	770	Curriculum Design in Literacy	3
RDG	780	Assessment Procedures for the Literacy Specialist (RDG 640 prerequisite)	3
RDG	781	Assessment of Literacy Problems (RDG 780 prerequisite)(concurrent with RDG 782)	3
RDG	782	Remediation of Literacy Problems (RDG 780 prerequisite)(concurrent with RDG 781)	3
RDG	791	Problems in Literacy Education (concurrent with SFR 780)	1
RDG	795	Research Seminar in Literacy (RDG 791 and SFR 780 prerequisite	3
SFR	780	Educational Research Methodology (concurrent with RDG 791)	3
		TOTAL HOURS	37

For more information, please visit Education.MissouriState.edu/TLDS/Literacy