The Master of Science in Literacy programs are designed for the certified, working teacher. Keuka College offers two different master of science degree programs in literacy. While both programs provide opportunity for certification as a literacy professional, one is focused on birth through 6th grade, and the other is focused on grades 5 - 12.
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You'll need to earn 30 credits to receive your M.S. in Literacy from Keuka College.
In addition to New York state teaching certification, applicants must have earned a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, with a minimum cumulative 3.0 G.P.A., and at least a 3.0 G.P.A. in the major field of study.
You will earn 12 credits completing courses that will prepare you to deliver high quality literacy instruction and offer proactive literacy leadership in B-6 or 5-12 educational settings.
The curriculum is based on three central and integrated themes—research, application of research-based best practices, and reflection on the efficacy of instructional practice and teacher decision-making.
You'll need to complete 30 credits to complete your Master of Literacy degree.
You’ll work closely with extraordinary faculty who have designed this program with working teachers in mind.
This course is designed to provide students with knowledge of genres and uses of children's literature, materials, and technology as an instructional tool for literacy learning in grades B-6. This course will include assessing student interest, evaluating the developmental levels, qualities, and efficacy of the literature, materials and technology, developing aesthetic and critical responses to literature, and consideration of instructional frameworks for technology-enhanced literacy instruction.
An important component of leadership in literacy education is the ability to evaluate, plan, and conduct research. This course will begin to provide students with skills to be effective leaders for literacy education. These skills include: (1) identification of current concerns or issues in literacy; (2) evaluation of research surrounding the issue or concern; (3) planning the implementation of an action to address the issue or concern; and (4) communicating the research-based plan to others. As a culminating activity in this course, each student will prepare a draft capstone proposal (as defined by the Graduate Handbook), and present that proposal to peers and other stakeholders of the program. A second component of literacy leadership is the ability to advocate for effective literacy education. Therefore, an additional goal of this course is to provide students with the opportunity to develop their leadership and advocacy skills.
In this course students learn about the development of writing, theories about writing, and effective instructional practices to use with children, birth through grade six. Throughout the course, the focus in on communicative intent, with an awareness of the conventions (spelling, grammar, punctuation, handwriting, etc.) that children must learn and use in order to carry out that intent. Emergent writing skills and the spring ties of writing to oral language development are examined. Participants learn how to implement a process approach to writing, scaffolding the process and expectations of the learner to changing developmental levels of students as they mature. Participants also learn to construct learning environments that support and facilitate the development of writing strategies and skills, using peer as well as teacher assistance. Process in this course is approaches as a recursive, individual approach to writing, rather than a linear, formulaic sequence of activities. Varied purposes for writing are explored along with the craft skills that writers use to enhance their writing. Application of writing across the subject areas is also stressed.
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Becoming a certified literacy professional is about more than just teaching children and adolescents to read. With a Master of Science in Literacy, you can:
From this program, I believe I have become a knowledgeable and confident literacy specialist who has much to offer the professional field of literacy development and education.
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