Master of Education in Literacy

Application Deadlines*

*Note that students can take up to 2 courses while their application is under review.​

Program Requirements

To earn a degree, candidates are required to maintain a “B” average (3.0 gpa) in all course work and develop a portfolio that demonstrates mastery of current IRA Standards for Reading Professionals.  

Successful completion of the program qualifies candidates for a M.Ed. degree and fulfills the coursework requirements of a PK-12 Reading Specialist/Consultant certificate in Rhode Island.  

Candidates who have successfully completed the literacy program at Providence College, who have three years of teaching experience, and who have passed the Praxis Reading Specialist assessment are eligible for Rhode Island certification as a reading specialist.  Click here​​ for more information regarding the Praxis R​eading Specialist assessment. 

The Sequence

This program has been designed to follow a developmental sequence. Therefore, students should complete all coursework in one strand before moving on to the next strand.

The following courses are required in the master’s program in literacy:

• Strand 1: Building Core Knowledge

• EDU 763 - Research in Literacy
• EDU 765 - Models and Processes of Literacy

• Strand 2: Applying Core Knowledge to K-12 Learners

• EDU 767 - Children’s & Adolescent Literature
• EDU 830 - Best Practice in Primary Grades
• *  EDU 832 - Best Practice in Middle/Secondary Grades
• **  EDU 835 - Seminar in Meeting the Demands of the At-Risk Learner
• EDU 840 - Best Practice in Intermediate Grades
• EDU 851 - Teaching Writing K-12

• Strand 3: Developing Leadership Through Internship

• EDU 836 - Literacy Clinic (Primary and Secondary Grades)
• EDU 837 - Organization and Supervision of Reading Programs
• EDU 842 - The Literacy Coach

• *Pre-requisites: EDU 830 & EDU840.

  **EDU 835 is intended to provide a culminating experience for Strand II.

  Consult program handbook for additional information.