Literacy Concentration Description
Become a literacy expert, trained to face learners who are diverse in age, background, abilities, experiences, locations and needs. You will be trained to impart a gift to all learners: to read for life. In our highly literate society, successful literacy teaching matters. A fluent reader in school can engage all subjects independently, with more opportunities for social participation. Literacy opens doors for careers and
At Calvin University we prepare professional leaders for literacy education. We support the development of your professional understandings and pedagogical skills. Together we explore relevant research, theory and practices as they vary from the learning needs of an early emergent reader to more developed struggling and
Michigan-certified teachers who successfully complete this program and pass the Reading Specialist MTTC test will qualify for the K-12 Reading Specialist teaching endorsement.
Required core course (3 credits):
Flexible core courses: choose three (9 credits)
Concentration courses (9 credits)
Elective courses (9 credits)
- Elective 2
- Elective 3
Total Semester Hours: at least 30 credits
Advisor
James Rooks
Professor
Full profile
- Phone: (616) 526-8694
- james.rooks@calvin.edu
- Education, Master of Education
- SC 399