Reading Specialty, Ed.S.

Reading Specialty (36 hours)

The Ed.S. in Reading Specialty is a 36-hour program designed for licensed teachers and focuses on collaboration and leadership while learning the most effective mentoring and coaching practices. The program emphasizes a balanced and research-based approach to literacy, implements foundational, reading and writing standards, and concentrates on diagnosis and remediation of reading differences. Candidates will earn an Ed.S. degree and an endorsement as a reading specialist in preK-12. The candidate will also develop and implement an individual research project.

Course Requirements

All Ed.S. candidates take the following two courses as non-credit, no-charge, and pass/fail, one during their first semester and one during the semester in which they graduate:

• EG 5000 - Orientation to M.Ed./M.S./Ed.S. Programs (Non-credit and P/F)
• EG 6000 - Graduation Seminar (Non-credit and P/F)

EMPHASIS Reading Specialty

Ed.S. CORE + 21 hours

• EG 6543 - Teaching Writing (3)
• EG 6753 - Emergent Literacy (3)
• EG 6763 - Reading in the Content Area (3)
• EG 6773 - Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Difficulties (3)
• EG 6853 - Leadership and Coaching in Literacy
• EG 6913 - Education Specialist Project (3)
• 1 Elective at ED.S. Level (3)