Reading
Ball State University
Department of Elementary Education
Master of Arts in Education in Elementary Education
Focus Area: Reading National Board Certification – Early and Middle Childhood/Literacy: Reading-Language Arts
This degree program provides a Master of Arts in Education in Elementary Education and assistance in preparing for National Board Certification.
(Teachers certified by NBPTS will be eligible for the Accomplished Practitioner License)
( Overview )
| Master of Arts in Education (MAE) in Elementary Education (30Hours) |
| Required Elementary Education Courses: 9 semester hours |
Hrs |
Projected for |
| EDEL 600 Basic Concepts in Elementary Education |
3 |
FA-SP-SU |
| EDRDG 610 Teaching Reading in Elem. School |
3 |
FA-SP-SU |
| EDEL 644 Education in a Diverse Society |
3 |
FA-SP-SU |
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| Focus Area in Reading: 12 Semester Hours |
Hrs |
Projected For |
Required Classes: |
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| EDRDG 640 Issues in Reading |
3 |
FA-SP-SU |
EDRDG 680 Classroom Reading Diagnosis
(Prerequisite EDRDG 610 or 620) |
3 |
SP |
| Choose two classes (6 hours) from |
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| EDRDG 620 Content Area Reading |
3 |
FA-SP-SU |
EDRDG 630 Psycholinguistics of Reading (Prereq EDRDG 610 or 620) |
3 |
FA-SU |
| EDRDG 650 Org. and Sup. Of a School Reading Prog. |
3 |
SU |
| EDRDG 545 Using Computers in Reading Instruction |
3 |
FA-SP |
| EDEL 680 Problems in Teaching Lower Lang Arts |
3 |
FA-SU |
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| Professional Education Core Courses: 9 semester hours |
Hrs |
Projected For |
EDPSY 603 Psychology of Human Development or EDPSY 627 Child Development (Pre req 603) |
3 |
Ck EDPSY Schedule |
(Choose 1 course) EDEL 630 Parent and Community Relations
Or EDPSY 646 Tests and Measurements
Or EDCUR 610 The Elementary School Curriculum |
3 |
FA–SP-SU
Ck EDPSY Schedule
Ck EdStudies Schedule |
| Must be taken in last 9 hours of student's program: |
| EDEL 676 Research in Elementary Education |
3 |
FA-SP-SU |
| Total |
30 |
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Student must apply for graduation when you register for final courses in program
Advisor: Harold L. Roberts, Assistant to Department Chairperson and Graduate Advisor