Reading - Rhode Island College

Reading from Rhode Island College is a Campus Master Teaching degree that prepares you for a Education career. Mission Statement The mission of the M.Ed. in Reading graduate program at Rhode Island College is to prepare inquiring reading specialist practitioners who seek knowledge and experiences about reading/literacy processes and practices. These evolving scholars are guided and encouraged to pursue knowledge, commit to inquiry, engage in problem solving related to reading/literacy processes and practices and participate as leaders in reading/literacy-related activities. The inquiring reading specialist practitioners learn to use reading/literacy knowledge, practices, and processes to serve the changing needs of a population existing in technological, diverse, and dynamic local and global environments. As a M.Ed. in Reading candidate, you will work closely with full-time faculty members with specialization and advanced degrees in Reading . Furthermore, our courses provide you with K-12 hand-on experiences that offer practical teaching suggestions such as working with culturally diverse students and special populations. The M.Ed. in reading at Rhode Island College is a thirty-six-semester hour program that leads to K-12 certification as a Reading Specialist in the State of Rhode Island. The program is nationally recognized and approved by both the International Reading Association (IRA) and the National Council for Accreditation for Teacher Education (NCATE). Program Goals Candidates will: 1. Reading Specialist/Literacy Coach Candidates understand the theoretical and evidence-based foundations of reading and writing processes and instruction. 2. Candidates use instructional approaches, materials, and an integrated, comprehensive, balanced curriculum to support student learning in reading and writing. 3. Candidates use a variety of assessment tools and practices to plan and evaluate effective reading and writing instruction. 4. Candidates create and engage their students in literacy practices that develop awareness, understanding, respect, and a valuing of differences in our society 5. Candidates create a literate environment that fosters reading and writing by integrating foundational knowledge, instructional practices, approaches and methods, curriculum materials, and the appropriate use of assessments. 6. Candidates recognize the importance of, demonstrate, and facilitate professional learning and leadership as a career-long effort and responsibility. View more details on Rhode Island College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Teaching courses.