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CAGS in Reading & Literacies Education at Boston University

Boston University, United States

Programme overview

For licensed K-12 teachers holding a master's, preparing for Massachusetts licensure as Specialist Teacher of Reading (K-12) and qualifying for the Sheltered English Immersion endorsement.

Faculty: Wheelock College of Education & Human Development  |  Department: Reading & Literacies Education  |  Duration: Two terms full-time (fall, spring); part-time available  |  Intake: Fall (full-time)  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

40 units: 24 units of literacy content (critical literacy, children's and young adult literature, emergent and developing literacies, literacy leadership, disciplinary and digital literacies, foundational skills), a 4-unit practicum, a 4-unit SEI course on teaching English language learners, a 4-unit elective and a 4-unit capstone. Units from the 16-unit graduate certificate may count.

Career pathways

Massachusetts Specialist Teacher of Reading licensure.

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Application information

Entry requirements

An initial teaching license is required; prior teaching experience is not required, though one year of full-time teaching is needed to apply for Specialist Teacher of Reading licensure.

Intake: Fall (full-time)

Duration: Two terms full-time (fall, spring); part-time available

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