Off-Campus M.Ed. in K-12 Special Education with Reading Specialist Endorsement

The Reading Specialist Endorsement is designed to meet the growing demand for trained reading specialists by providing competency-based courses that fulfill the requirements for a Virginia Endorsement. Our Reading Specialist courses offer a balanced perspective on teaching reading - preparing teachers in the areas of supervision, communication skills, technology, reading assessment, instruction, curriculum and research.

Courses:

  • EFND 500 Orintation/Professional Concerns - 0 credits
  • EDUC 500 Online Orientation - 0 credits
  • UNIV LIB Information, Research, and Resources - 0 credits
  • EFND 598 Professional Project - 1 credit
  • ETSP 501 Faith Integration Assessment - 0 credits
  • ETSP 550 Legal & Ethical Aspects Associated with Students with Disabilities - 3 credits
  • ETSP 551 Characteristics of Students with Disabilities - 3 credits
  • ETSP 552 Behavior Management & Social Skills - 3 credits
  • ETSP 553 Language Acquisition & the Communicative Arts - 3 credits
  • ETSP 554 Assessing & Teaching Reading of Narrative & Expository Texts - 4 credits
  • ETSP 555 Collaboration & Consultation - 2 credits
  • ETSP 556 Assessing & Teaching Mathematics to Students with Special Needs - 3 credits
  • ETSP 561 Field Experience III Internship Students with Disabilities - 3 credits
  • ETSP 561A Field Experience III Internship Inclusion - 3 credits
  • ETSP 570 Instructional Methods for Students with Disabilities - 3 credits
  • ETSP 574 K-12 Reading Assessment & Instruction Across the Content Areas - 3 credits
  • ETSP 575 Data Driven Assessment - 3 credits
  • ETSP 580 Foundations of Education and Child & Adolescent Growth - 3 credits
  • ETSP 557 Field Experience I - Reading & Math – 3 credits
  • ETSP 584 Reading Service Delivery: Supervision & Current Trends - 3 credits
  • ETSP 585 Reading Research, Curriculum & Technology - 3 credits
  • ETSP 596 Reading Internship - 3 credits

Total: 52 credits