Cohorts in the Master of Education in Reading program take all courses online except for a practicum arranged in each student’s home school district in the last semester. The program meets South Dakota and Wyoming requirements for advanced level certification as a Reading Specialist. Graduates are prepared to serve school districts as literacy coaches and reading coordinators.

Required Courses:

• ED 630 Educational Collaboration and Research Methods  -   3
• ED 757 Models, Methods, and Materials for Literacy Instruction   -   3 
   
• ED 742 Literacy and Language: Reading and Writing Instruction - 3
• ED 750 Action Research in Schools  -  3 
   
• ED 747 Reading Research and Theory  -  3
• SEED 650 Assessment and Correction of Reading Difficulties Grades 6-12  -  3  
• ELED 659 Assessment and Correction of Elementary Reading Difficulties - 3
• SEED 550 7-12 Reading and Content Literacy  -  3 
   
• ED 754 Leadership in Schools   -   2
• ED 695 Practicum   -   1 
• Elective from list below - 3 
   
• ED 748 Literacy and Cultural Diversity in Schools  -  3
• ED 790 Seminar (IRA Standards portfolio and comprehensive examination)  -  2  

Elective Courses:

• Student will select one of the following:
  • ENGL 509 Teaching English as a Second Language   -    3
  • ED 740 Comparative Education    -   3
  • ED 642 Methods of Instructional Technology   -     3
  • ED 728 New and Emerging Technology for Schools   -    3