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Nationally recognized, full-time faculty members will teach most of your courses, ensuring that you learn:
Through courses that help you understand the principles of language and literacy learning, you’ll begin to interpret literacy as the variety of ways in which people think, learn, and communicate through reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Our program emphasizes the utilization of current research in word recognition, comprehension, vocabulary, and expressive writing, as well as the development of diverse learners.
You’ll have opportunities to incorporate the application of the content you’re learning in the classroom out in the field, and often in your school or classroom if you are a practicing teacher. You will also complete a culminating Clinical Literacy Practicum, in which you’ll engage in supervised, long-term individualized tutoring with children who have literacy difficulties.
The Literacy Education program is open to candidates who hold or are eligible for a provisional certificate in middle or secondary education or an initial certificate in either middle childhood or adolescence education.This degree leads to eligibility for the New York State Literacy Specialist Certificate.
Upon graduation, you’ll be prepared for a number of careers including:
Learn more about teacher certification and our degree's accreditation.
If you have any additional questions about our degree, please feel free to contact Carolyn Strom, Program Director at carolyn.strom@nyu.edu.
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