Graduate Programs
Certificate Programs
Reading Education, Certificate of Advanced Studies
Program Description | |Admission
Requirements | | Certificate
Requirements | | Course Descriptions
Program Description
The Certificate of Advanced Study
(C.A.S.) in Reading Education is a post-master program
that reflects the university and college missions and helps develop
advanced knowledge and leadership skills necessary for meeting the
challenges of leading, redesigning and restructuring literacy education across the P-16 continuum.
The C.A.S. in Reading is an outcomesbased program designed to
meet the standards outlined by the International Reading Association (IRA) for administrators who recognize and support reading
professionals as they plan, implement and evaluate reading instruction.
Such reading professionals administer literacy, bilingual, compensatory
and ESL programs in schools or other institutional settings. They
direct the organization, management and assessment of school, district
or institutional literacy programs. Academic preparation for reading
coordinators includes additional course work in reading and coursework
in professional development, grant writing, program administration
and evaluation, and school law.
In this 30-unit program, students may complete four of six required
courses to fulfill the Administrator I Certification requirements
by completing the C.A.S. in Reading. Furthermore, many of the
courses in this program can be counted toward the Ed.D. in Instructional
Technology.
For more information on this and other off campus offerings, please
check out http://wwwnew.towson.edu/coe/rset/reed/reed.html
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Admission
Requirements
- A master degree in Reading Education or related field
from a nationally accredited institution.
Send the following admission materials to the Graduate School
Office, Towson University, 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252:
- Completed Graduate Application.
- Three letters of professional reference, one of which must be
job-related.
- Professional portfolio, including:
- student assessment report
- professional writing sample
- professional development materials
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Certificate Requirements
Required Courses (24 units)
EDUC 740 Data-based Decision-Making
for Curriculum and Instruction(3)
ILPD 603 School Law (3)
ILPD 716 Administration
of the Schools (3)
REED 751 Language, Literacy and
Culture (3)
REED 752 Literacy Theory
and Research (3)
REED 660 Integrating Technology
in Literacy Instruction (3)
REED 740 Grant Writing for
Education (3)
REED 745 Professional Development
in Reading Education (3)
Electives (6 units)
There is considerable flexibility in elective course selection in
order to meet the needs of individual candidates. Suggested courses
include the following:
EDUC 611 Supervision
of Student Teaching (3)
EDUC 615 Applied Educational
Statistics (3)
EDUC 761 Research in Education
(3)
ELED 665 Curriculum Theory
and Development (3)
ILPD 781 Seminar in Supervision
(3)
ISTC 605 Web-Based Instruction
in Education (3)
ISTC 663 Applied Psychology
of Learning (3)
ISTC 667 Instructional Development
(3)
ISTC 687 Computer-Based
Instruction (3)
ISTC 700 Assessment in Instructional
Technology (3)
ISTC 702 Educational Leadership
and Technology (3)
REED 670 Second Language
Literacy (3)
REED 710 Multicultural
Literature for Children and Adolescents (3)
Exit Requirements
Students collect key artifacts from each of their required courses.
During their final course, students are required to submit their
portfolio to the Director of the Program.
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Course Descriptions
For course descriptions, see the online
catalog. (Be sure to click on "Graduate Catalog".)
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For information on all matters related to admissions, fees, or
registration, please contact the Graduate School at 410-704-2501.
Towson University is in compliance with federal and state laws and
regulations that prohibit illegal discrimination.
The university does not discriminate on the basis of sexual orientation.
D&P 0899.27
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Program Director:
Barbara Laster
410-704-2556
blaster@towson.edu
Steve Mogge
410-704-5771
smogge@towson.edu
Graduate Reading Programs Information Line:
410-704-5775
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