Department: Elementary and Early Childhood Education 

The Graduate Program offers the Educational Specialist Degree (EdS) in Reading – Licensure Track for institutional endorsement for a Massachusetts licensure as Reading Specialist (all levels). This 33-credit program is offered to cohort groups who move through the entire program together and prepares candidates to assume the literacy leadership responsibilities of both a reading specialist and literacy coach for a school/school district.

Program learning experiences and outcomes are designed to meet the 2017 Standards for Reading Specialists and Literacy Coaches from the International Literacy Association (ILA). Additionally, the program addresses the Professional Standards for Teachers and Subject Matter Knowledge Guidelines for Reading Specialists from the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.