Reading Instruction - Aurora University

Reading Instruction from Aurora University is a Campus Master Teaching degree that prepares you for a Education career. The Master of Arts in Reading Instruction degree is designed to provide candidates with the knowledge, skills and dispositions to become more highly-skilled teachers of reading or to become leaders of reading programs. The M.A.R.I. program is intended for practicing certified teachers who seek to enhance their classroom literacy instruction, deepen their knowledge of reading, and prepare themselves for positions and responsibilities as reading specialists. The M.A.R.I. program also offers candidates the opportunity to earn a Reading Teacher Endorsement. At the present time, candidates seeking endorsement complete 24 of the 36 semester hours offered in the program. Courses and requirements for both degree and endorsement candidates are aligned with the Reading Specialist Standards (2003) of the IRA. Full-time coursework leading to the degree consists of 6 semester hours per term for a total of 18 semester hours per year and 36 semester hours for the M.A.R.I. degree. Of the 36 semester hours, 6 involve supervised clinical practica in assessment and instruction with struggling readers. The program also involved candidates in various field experiences in which they apply course content to their classroom instruction or to individual work with a struggling reader. Coursework leading to the endorsement consists of 24 semester hours spread out over the course of six terms. Due to the fact that the endorsement candidates do not take all courses, there may be terms when they are not enrolled for the full 6 semester hours. Endorsement candidates complete 6 semester hours of supervised clinical practica involving assessment and instruction with struggling readers. The program also involves them in various field experiences in which they apply course content to their classroom instruction or to individual work with a struggling reader. Prior to completion of the degree or endorsement program, students must also pass the ISBE Reading Specialist or Reading Teacher content area test in order to receive the Reading Teacher Endorsement or Certification. View more details on Aurora University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Teaching courses.