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Reading & Writing Program Information
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Program Contracts are
located in
Documents & Forms section of this
website in a folder called "Curriculum
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The Master
of Arts in Education-Reading/Writing Endorsement
Program consists of 12 hours of core professional
education courses and 21 hours that are specific to
the specialty area, for a total of 33 hours. The
12-hour core includes an initial reflective course,
a technology/inquiry course, and two research
courses that are taken by all advanced Master of
Arts in Education candidates. Specialty courses
include advanced literacy methods and nine hours of
clinical practice (6 hours in a clinical setting
working with P-12 students, and 3 hours in a school
setting working with other educators), as well as
courses in school literacy policy, writing
instruction, and literacy and diversity.
The program is designed to meet standards set forth
by the International Reading Association, which
requires a minimum of 24 semester hours in the area
of Reading/Literacy with a minimum of 6 hours of
practicum experiences. Completion of the MA with
Reading/Writing Endorsement Program qualifies
teachers to serve as reading specialists and
literacy coaches at all grade levels (P-12).
Candidates enrolled in the MA with Reading/Writing
Endorsement Program are encouraged to be actively
involved in professional organizations such as the
Kentucky Reading Association (http://www.kyreading.org),
the International Reading Association (http://www.reading.org),
the Kentucky Council of Teachers of English (http://www.kcte.org),
and the National Council of Teachers of English
(http://www.ncte.org). Candidates enrolled in the
program are also encouraged to provide leadership in
the profession by publishing articles, presenting
information to faculty at their school, and
presenting at conferences.
Click here for examples
of student presentations and publications.
Faculty who teach in the Reading/Writing Endorsement
Program have a variety of professional experiences
and are well known in the field of literacy and
multicultural education. You can access individual
faculty web pages by clicking on the names below.
Dr. Rebecca Powell, Professor of Education
Dr. Yolanda Carter, Assistant Professor of Education
Dr. Angela Cox, Assistant Professor of Education
Dr. Kim Walters-Parker, Assistant Professor of
Education
For additional information on the Reading/Writing
Endorsement Program, contact Dr. Rebecca Powell at
Rebecca_Powell@georgetowncollege.edu.
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