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Master of science in

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Reading and Language Arts

Master’s Degree

School of Teacher Education Program Contact

For more information please visit: www.coe.fsu.edu/reading

Lisa Scherff, Ph.D.Associate Professor

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Program Overview admission Requirements

master of Science Degree in reading and language arts

graduate Opportunities

The graduate program in Reading and Language Arts educates professionals who work in a variety of areas—early reading and writing instruction, language acquisition and development, K-12 school literacy, post-secondary reading programs, literacy teacher education, research, and adult literacy.

The Master of Science in Reading and Language Arts is designed to provide knowledge and skills in reading and language arts for those teachers who seek a career as a specialist in developmental and corrective reading and language arts education or are interested in expanding their knowledge of research-based literacy instruction. A core of 15 credits of required courses is taken by every student, with an additional 18 credit hours selected from electives offered in the Reading and Language Arts program.

All Reading and Language Arts faculty at Florida State University are committed to high quality personnel preparation in the area of literacy and engage in nationally recognized research leading to increased knowledge about reading and instruction designed to improve the educational outcomes of all children in the state of Florida and the nation.

• Certification in Reading and Language Arts• Face-to-face instruction• An opportunity to advance your career goals while working full time• Faculty experience in K-12 schools

COre COurSewOrk (15 credit hours)

• Foundations of Reading• Diagnosis of Reading Disabilities• Differentiating Reading Instruction• Reading Practicum• Applied Linguistics

eLeCtive COntent AreAS(18 credit hours)

• Emergent Literacy• English as a Second Language (endorsement available)• Written Language and Children’s Literature• Prerequisites for the Ph.D. Program• Meeting the needs of Diverse Learners

FLOriDA Center FOr reADing reSeArChFor a wealth of teacher resources and information on faculty research initiatives, please visit:www.fcrr.org

• Strong letter of intent• Official transcripts from all colleges/universities attended• Letters of recommendation• A competitive score on the GRE with neither portion below 400• A minimum GPA of 3.5 in the last two years of study

ADMiSSiOnS DeADLineS

• Summer semester: March 1 • Fall semester: July 1• Spring semester: November 1

APPLiCAtiOn inFOrMAtiOn:

• http://coe.fsu.edu/Admissions-Scholarships/ Graduate-Admissions/Reading-Education-Language-Arts-Masters

OnLine APPLiCAtiOn:

• https://admissions.fsu.edu/gradapp

• District & Regional Reading Coaches• Response to Intervention (RtI) • Facilitators• District Level Mentors• College Professors• State Professional Developers

Program Features

Barbara Foorman, Ph.D. Eppes Professor of Education and Director of the Florida Center for Reading Researchbfoorman@fcrr.org

Young-Suk Kim, Ed.D.Assistant Professor of Education and

Research Faculty Florida Centerfor Reading Research

ykim5@fsu.edu