Literacy
The field of literacy education aims to address the growing state and
national emphasis on pupils’ literacy skills and achievement levels. The field
attracts teachers or specialists in K-12 schools, as well as educators at
colleges or universities and professionals in the private sector.
Program highlights
Community outreach:
The college is home to the
Literacy Initiative, a collaborative outreach program designed to raise
the literacy rates of Twin Cities children
Interdisciplinary study:
The certificate in teaching writing and critical literacy is
offered jointly by the Departments of Curriculum and Instruction; English;
Rhetoric; Institute of Linguistics, English as a Second Language, and Slavic
Languages and Literatures; and the Center for Writing.
Specialization options: Students in the M.A. and Ph.D.
programs can choose from several areas of emphasis: children's and
adolescent literature; English education and critical literacy;
reading education for all learners; and teaching writing and
critical literacy.
Certificate in teaching writing and critical literacy
Program overview
M.Ed./professional studies in literacy
education
Program
overview
M.A. or M.Ed./professional
studies?
M.A. in
education, curriculum, and instruction (literacy
concentration)
Program
overview
M.A. or M.Ed./professional
studies?
Ph.D. in education, curriculum, and instruction (literacy
concentration)
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overview
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