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Master of Education (M.Ed.) in Elementary (1-6) and Specialist Teacher of Reading (All Levels)

Massachusetts Initial Licensure Program

Prepare to earn an elementary classroom teaching license and a reading specialist license in one streamlined, content-rich program.

Earn Two Licenses in One Unique Program

Elementary and Specialist Teacher of ReadingBecome a licensed elementary teacher and move on to your reading specialist license in this dual licensure elementary and reading Master of Education (M.Ed.) program. Combine your passion for teaching elementary-aged school children with your passion for reading and meeting the literacy needs of students at all grade levels. In the program, you will:

  • Gain an understanding of schools, the learning process, and curriculum design for inclusive classrooms
  • Take stimulating courses in the elementary content areas
  • Learn to choose, administer, and analyze results from a range of assessment tools
  • Use assessment data to guide planning for effective instruction by specialist as well as classroom teacher
  • Develop ways to foster the use of both traditional and digital text to enhance literacy across the curriculum
  • Learn how to effectively consult and collaborate with classroom teachers, other specialists, and administrators
Key program information for the M.Ed. in Elementary and Specialist Teacher of Reading:
  • 54 credits: 30 in the elementary portion, 24 in the reading portion
  • Two practicum experiences, one for elementary and one for reading
  • Courses taken at Lesley’s Cambridge, MA, campus
  • Prerequisites for Specialist Teacher of Reading license: An Initial or Professional license for classroom teacher or special education teacher and at least one year of teaching under that license is required to be eligible for license as a Specialist Teacher of Reading (can be completed after elementary coursework)
  • Program approved by Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE)
View the program of study and course descriptions for the Elementary and Specialist Teacher of Reading program.

    SAMPLE PROGRAM COURSE

    EEDUC 6101 Content Area Literacy

    This course explores the ways in which content knowledge is accessed through specific disciplinary literacies. The course examines schema-based and text-based reading comprehension strategies, including vocabulary strategies, and investigates how a wide range of text types and genres support content area learning. Teaching tools and formative assessments are constructed, analyzed, and used to shape future instruction and meet diverse language needs. Writing is examined as a means of developing and demonstrating content area knowledge. Critical literacy is explored as a mechanism for disciplinary understanding.

     

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