University at Buffalo

Program Information

Degree Offered

Ed.M - Literacy Specialist

Format: Campus

Program Description:

The Literacy Specialist program is for experienced classroom teachers who recognize a need to expand their knowledge of the methods, materials, and theories of reading, reading instruction, reading assessment and diagnosis, and re-mediation of reading difficulties.A major focus of the program is developmental reading, including study of developmental reading, including study of developmental readers, reading processes, and reading instruction at the pre-school and emergent level, elementary grades, and secondary grades. Important components of the developmental reading program include study of literacy and technology; language, literacy, and culture; and childrenÆs and young adults literature.

Tuition & Financial Aid

Financial Aid Offered: No

Classification: Master's Colleges & Universities I

Institution Sector: Public

Locale: Large City

Size & Settings: 10,000 - 19,999