This option is designed to meet the competency requirements for Washington State and denominational endorsements as a reading specialist. Additional state requirements are: take the secondary methods course, pass the WEST-B, and complete a PPA.
Specialization Prerequisites: State teacher certification, a minimum of 18 months of verified satisfactory full-time experience in education prior to awarding of degree, and a current course in reading methods (taken within the past six years).
| Specialization Requirements: | | | credits |
| Basic Courses | | | 16 |
| EDUC 501 | Statistics in Research | 3 |
| EDUC 502 | Statistics Lab | 1 |
| EDUC 522 | Philosophy and Education | 3 |
| EDUC 561 | Methods of Research | 3 |
| EDUC 562 | Methods of Qualitative Research | 2 |
| EDUC 598 | Graduate Seminar | 1 |
| PSYC 521 | Psychology of Learning | 3 |
| Literacy Instruction Core | | | 18 |
| EDUC 475 | Teaching Reading Skills in the Content Areas | 3 |
| EDUC 535 | Reading Diagnosis and Remediation | 3 |
| EDUC 546 | Reading and Writing Assessment | 3 |
| ENGL 374 | Literature for Children | 3 |
| or |
| ENGL 375 | Literature for Young Adults | 3 |
| PSYC 531 | Psychology of Reading | 3 |
| WRIT 389 | Writing Theory | 3 |
| Approved Electives | | | 3-7 |
| Electives must be chosen in consultation with the student's adviser. |
| Professional Project or Thesis | | | 4-8 |
| EDUC 581 | Professional Project | 4 |
| or |
| EDUC 590 | Thesis | 8 | ___ |
| | Total | 45 |
