Curriculum and Instruction: Reading Teacher Endorsement M.Ed.

See complete admission requirements in College of Education introduction.

Candidates seeking to obtain a Master of Education degree in Curriculum and Instruction: Reading Teacher Endorsement must meet certain criteria. These include the following:

1. A valid Illinois Professional Educator License with a teaching endorsement.
2. Submit evidence of passing grade on the Illinois Basic Skills Test, Test of Academic Proficiency, or have a composite score of 22 on the ACT Plus Writing Test taken within the last ten years.
3. Fulfillment of Survey of Exceptional Child requirement (105 ILCS 5/21-2a).
4. Successful completion of the following program requirements:

Degree Requirements

Required courses

52-504	Technology in the Reading and Writing Program	1
52-509	Child and Adolescent Literature	3
52-523	Foundations and Methods of Teaching Reading Grades 4-12, Including the Content Areas	3
52-524	Foundations and Methods of Teaching Reading Grades P-3	3
52-527	Teaching Reading to the Diverse Learner	3
52-533	Methods and Strategies for Reading Comprehension Instruction, Including Instructional Practicum for the Reading Teacher	3
52-534	Teaching Writing in the Literacy Program	2
52-536	Remediation of Reading Difficulties	3
52-538	Assessment and Diagnosis of Reading Problems	3
51-557	Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment for School Improvement	3
52-575	Practical Research for Learning Communities	3
-	Comprehensive Examination
-	65 Clinical Hours

Clinical/field work hours are embedded in required courses.

30 credit hours total are required for M.Ed. in Curriculum and Instruction: Reading Teacher Endorsement

The design of the above program requires that an individual have at least three hours of previous graduate or undergraduate coursework in reading. Any additional requests for course transfer will have to be considered individually and will not exceed an additional six graduate hours. Certain core courses may not be transferred. Anyone who does not have three hours of previous coursework can fulfill that deficiency through Lewis University.

State Assessment Requirements

At the conclusion of the program, candidates seeking a Reading Teacher Endorsement on a Professional Educator License must pass the Illinois Test for the Reading Teacher or its State-approved equivalent.