Literacy Specializations and Endorsements
The Graduate Specialization in Literacy and Language Instruction, which is administered by the Department of Teacher Education, is designed for students who aspire to be scholars, curriculum developers, and policy leaders in literacy at school, district, state, national, and international levels. The specialization focuses on literacy theory, research, and education. It is for students who wish to address issues of language and literacy development, literacy use, literacy instruction, literacy contexts of social, cultural, and linguistic differences, and the possibilities of transforming how people read and take action in their worlds.
Column 1 represents a basic, 9-credit concentration in LIteracy in the MATC.
Columns 2 and 3 refer to options leading to the Graduate Specialization in Literacy and Language Instruction.
Program Plan Options for Students in the Master of Arts in Teaching and Curriculum who have Interest in Language and Literacy Education
ConcentrationQualifies for an MATC Concentration in Literacy and Language Instruction |
SpecializationQualifies for the State Classroom Reading Teacher Endorsement ("BT")*, the MSU "Graduate Specialization in Literacy and Language Instruction" and the MATC Concentration |
SpecialistQualifies for the State Reading Specialist Endorsement (“BR”)**, the MSU “Graduate Specialization in Literacy and Language Instruction,” and the MATC concentration |
| TE 801: Professional Roles & Teaching Practice 1 or TE 818: Societal Issues in Education |
TE 801: Professional Roles & Teaching Practice 1 or TE 818: Societal Issues in Education |
TE 801: Professional Roles & Teaching Practice 1 or TE 818: Societal Issues in Education |
| TE 807: Professional Development & Inquiry or TE 808: Inquiry into Classroom Teaching & Learning |
TE 807: Professional Development & Inquiry (Students are encouraged to take this early in their program) | TE 807: Professional Development & Inquiry (Students are encouraged to take this early in their program) |
| Area of Concentration (3 courses; could include TE 835, 836, 838, 842, 843, 845, 846, 848, 849, 850, 851, 853, 854, 877) | TE 842: Elementary Reading Assessment and Instruction or TE 843: Secondary Literacy Assessment and Instruction (plus some modules) |
TE 842: Elementary Reading Assessment and Instruction |
| TE 845: Language Diversity and Literacy Instruction | TE 845: Language Diversity and Literacy Instruction | |
| TE 848: Writing Assessment and Instruction | TE 848: Writing Assessment and Instruction | |
| TE 849: Methods & Materials for Teaching Children's and Adolescent Literature | TE 849: Methods & Materials for Teaching Children's and Adolescent Literature | |
| TE 843: Secondary Literacy Assessment and Instruction | ||
| TE 853: Responding to Literacy Learning Difficulties 1 † | TE 853: Responding to Literacy Learning Difficulties 1 † | |
| TE 854: Responding to Literacy Learning Difficulties 2 | ||
| 4 elective courses | 2 elective courses (could include TE 802 and/or TE 804) | 0 elective courses |
| TE 870: Curriculum Design, Development, and Deliberation in Schools or TE 872: Teachers as Teacher Educators |
TE 873: Literacy Leadership | TE 873: Literacy Leadership |
| Total: 10 courses | Total: 10 courses | Total: 10 courses |
* Final determination of endorsement is made at the state level.
** Final determination of certification is made at the state level involves a BR test.
† For students pursuing the Specialization or Specialist Routes, TE853 will fulfill the requirements of Public Acts 118 (2006) and 32 (2007).
