M.Ed. in Literacy Education (ESOL Focus)

This program is offered online.

Master of Education in Literacy Education (ESOL Focus)

The Citadel is currently offering educators a 25% discount on tuition for students who join the M.Ed. in Literacy Education as part of a cohort that includes coursework for the ESOL certification and R2S Literacy Teacher Add-on Endorsement.

Our 30-credit hour program is designed for PK-12 teachers, in all content areas, who want to better support students to develop skills in language and literacy. If you’ve ever been at a loss as to how to reach English language learners, speakers of a variety of dialects, or those who need more support with reading and writing (in print and online), this program is for you.

More Benefits of the Program

• 25% off tuition when you start the MEd with a cohort of at least 15.
• Only 30 Credit Hours (10 courses) – It’s the shortest master’s degree the state allows. Students generally finish in a year and a half.
• Flexibility for Professionals. Courses are offered online in a sync/async format:
• Zoom weeks meet for 1.5 hours (5:30-7:00 pm). You network with peers, who are dedicated educators just like you. That’s why they’re working toward an advanced degree in language and literacy. You have direct access to your professors. You participate in collaborative groups. You can see new instructional practices modelled and discuss them in real time.
• Asynchronous weeks mean you have an online module on Canvas. It’s not a PowerPoint some professor recycled from in-person teaching. It’s interactive, connected to your classrooms, and designed for you. Also, you can do your coursework in your jammies on the couch or during your planning period or whatever fits your schedule

Leads to learning in a critical shortage area: Teaching multilingual learners (MLLs).

• South Carolina has the fifth fastest growing population of MLLs in the nation. Be the one who sees these students’ potential and knows how to bring it out.

Earn your Read2Succeed Literacy Teacher Endorsement:

• What is the Science of Reading anyway?
• After learning with us, you’ll know. From phonemic awareness to phonics to disciplinary literacy to the promise and pitfalls of using AI for literacy and language instruction, we teach you what the research says.
• You’ll take coursework on literacy coaching, learning how to view the school with a lens on equity and teachers’ learning.
• You’ll interview building leaders and work with your school-based colleagues, helping you to network with those at your school and ensuring that they know you are the up-and-coming leader they need. Your professors are focused on the needs of practitioners and active in the research community.
• You need just enough theory to make professional judgements in the best interests of your students.
• You need professors who are up to date in their fields.
• Find both at The Citadel.

Your professors are focused on the needs of practitioners and active in the research community.

• You need just enough theory to make professional judgements in the best interests of your students.
• You need professors who are up to date in their fields.
• Find both at The Citadel.

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What Courses Will I Take?

With the M.Ed. in Literacy, you can meet all your R2S requirements and complete coursework for your state Literacy Teacher & ESOL certification.

• EDUC 570: Teaching Reading and Writing with ELLs and Students from Historically Marginalized Communities**
• EDUC 588: Foundations in Literacy*
• EDUC 591: Practicum in Literacy Assessment and Instruction*
• EDUC 592: Teaching Language and Literacy across the Content Areas***
• EDUC 608: Teaching Literacy in a Balanced Literacy Classroom*
• EDUC 642: Literacy Coaching
• EDUC 665: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Education**
• EDUC 667: Linguistics for Educators**
• EDUC 668: Principles and Strategies for Supporting K-12 ELLs**
• EDUC 514: Learners with Exceptionalities

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Certification in “ESOL Instruction” (MLLs)

• 5 courses focused on MLLs
• A passing score on the Praxis 5362
• A 15-hour practicum

Our courses that lead to this certification include:

• EDUC 665: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Education
• EDUC 667: Linguistics for Educators
• EDUC 668: Principles and Strategies for ESOL/MLL Education (15-hour practicum included)
• EDUC 592: Teaching Language and Literacy across the Content Areas
• EDUC 570: Teaching Reading and Writing with Multilingual Learners and Other Historically Marginalized Groups

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How Do I Apply?

• To waive the $40 application fee, please email the program coordinator, Dr. Britnie Delinger Kane, for a code.

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