The Science of Reading, M.S.Ed.

This flexible online program allows you to learn at your own pace, completing your degree in two years, or accelerating to one year if you already hold an Early Literacy Endorsement. Take the next step in your career and make a lasting impact on literacy education.

Program outcomes:

• Implement Science of Reading practices to enhance literacy instruction
• Diagnose and address reading difficulties in phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension
• Apply evidence-based interventions to improve reading and writing skills
• Develop leadership skills in instructional coaching, data analysis, and program evaluation
• Design equitable literacy systems that ensure high-quality curriculum and improved student outcomes

Program benefits:

• Fulfill Indiana’s Early Literacy Endorsement or transfer your existing endorsement into the program as six credits of prior learning
• Implement the newest literacy research in your classroom
• Ensure equitable student outcomes
• Collaborate with fellow educators to improve literacy rates

To be accepted to this program, you must have a:

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3.0 minimum GPA

To apply to this program, complete an online application that includes:

• Official transcripts from each undergraduate institution
• A resume
• Your personal statement
• Two professional letters of recommendation

To graduate with an M.S.Ed. in the Science of Reading, you must complete 30 credit hours.

The degree also includes courses to complete the online Graduate Certificate in Dyslexia. Students can complete the certificate and earn a graduate credential, then stack the certificate’s credits into the rest of the program requirements.

Foundations of Literacy Acquisition (6 credits)

• EDUC-L 526 Literacy Foundations 1*
• EDUC-L 527 Literacy Foundations 2*

Literacy Assessment (3 credits)

• EDUC-L 518 Reading Research for Literacy Leadership**

Diverse Reading Profiles (6 credits)

• EDUC-K 515 Foundations of Dyslexia**
• EDUC-K 570 Reading Interventions & Supports**

P-12 Literacy & Cognitive Skills (6 credits)

• EDUC-L 517 Adv. Study Content Reading & Adolescent Literacy
• EDUC-P 511 Applied Cognition & Learning Strategies

Leadership (6 credits)

• EDUC-J 503 Teacher Leadership & Instructional Coaching
• EDUC-L 604 Coaching for Literacy Impact

Inquiry/Research (3 credits)

• EDUC-L 606 Capstone for Literacy Leaders***

*These courses satisfy training requirements for Indiana's Early Literacy Endorsement

**These courses satisfy training requirements for the Dyslexia Certificate

***These courses satisfy training requirements for the Literacy Coach badge

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