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5. Individualizing instruction in classroom and clinical
settings;
6. Measuring and evaluating all aspects of literacy
development;
7. Involving parents and community in development of
literacy;
8. Designing and implementing staff development for
improvement of literacy in school settings;
9. Fulfilling various roles required of the reading
specialist/coach
10. Analyzing and using published reading research results;
11. Recognizing the “teacher as researcher” perspective;
12. Participating in relevant professional organizations;
13. Administering a literacy development program, and
14. Developing lifelong learning
Certification Requirements
Completion of the Master's degree with concentration in reading, with
three years teaching experience, prepare an individual to meet
certification requirements as a reading specialist/coach in the State of
Maryland.

Semester-hours of credit required in the Program
Completion of the Graduate Reading Education Program requires
thirty-six semester hours of credit. The 36 semester-hour program
includes a minimum of 24 semester hours in the core program of
reading education, nine (9) semester hours of coursework in related
fields, and three (3) semester hours of recommended electives in
reading and other language arts designed to meet individual needs and
interests. Numbers and names of courses follow:

EDUC 544 Principles and Techniques of Reading Instruction
EDUC 645 Reading in Content Fields
EDUC 646 Diagnostic, Corrective and Remedial Reading
(Practicum I)
EDUC 647 Current Issues in Reading
EDUC 749 Laboratory Experiences in Diagnosis, Correction and
Remediation of Reading Difficulties: (Practicum II)
EDUC 751 Seminar in Reading (Seminar Paper Required)
EDUC 653 Teaching Reading to Multicultural Populations
EDUC 633 Literature for Children

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