Bay Path University's online Reading and Literacy Instruction program prepares candidates to use scientific, research-based practices in curriculum, instruction, and assessment for general and specialized education across grades PreK-12. The program emphasizes a comprehensive approach to learning that integrates cognitive, neuroscientific, and educational research with a focus on the Science of Reading. Program candidates learn a structured literacy approach to teaching. All language constructs are taught by field-experienced instructors who model direct, explicit, systematic, cumulative, diagnostic, and multimodal practices. Online instructor-led learning experiences include frequent collaboration, guided inquiry, and deliberate practice.
Earn Your MSEd or EdS in Reading & Literacy Instruction
Choose the program that best fits your career goals:
Master of Science in Education (MSEd) – Build a strong foundation in structured literacy for immediate classroom impact.
Education Specialist Degree (EdS) – An advanced credential beyond the master’s level for leadership and specialist roles.
Bay Path's Reading & Literacy Instruction Degrees Provide:
a deep preparation in the structures of language, oral language, phonemic awareness, phonics, spelling, semantics, vocabulary, morphology, text comprehension, syntax, writing (i.e., transcription, composition, and expression), and fluency.
experiences in developing skills to serve in leadership, coaching, and intervention roles.
the acquisition of knowledge of assessments, curricula, and instructional planning for students with specific learning disabilities, including dyslexia, related disorders of reading and written language, and for second language learners.
the development of expert level ability to analyze and synthesize educational research to determine what research is reliable and valid.
deliberate practice in all courses of study that respects universal design for learning inclusive practices, cultural and linguistic appreciation, and backward design.
Provides Orton-Gillingham associate level training by a fellow of the OG Academy. Prepares students upon graduation to make application to the Center for Effective Reading Instruction (CERI) for certification eligibility as a Structured Literacy Classroom Teacher Knowledge Certificate (C-SLCT) or a Structured Literacy Dyslexia Interventionist (C-SLDI).
Why Choose Bay Path University?
100% online with live, instructor-led classes
Small class sizes with frequent collaboration and guided inquiry
Flexible start dates to fit your professional schedule
Expert faculty with decades of literacy research and field experience
Do you know others interested in becoming a Literacy Professional? If there is a significant interest in your area, contact us to discuss cohort options.
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