Literacy Education Master’s Degree & EdS Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the MSEd or EdS in Reading and Literacy Instruction are expected to demonstrate achievement in all areas of the program. Specifically, graduates will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the following:

• Curriculum, Planning, and Assessment: Promotes the learning and growth of all students by providing high quality and coherent instruction, designing and administering authentic and meaningful student assessments, analyzing student performance and growth data, using this data to improve instruction, providing students with constructive feedback on an on-going basis, and continuously refining learning objectives.
• Teaching All Students: Promotes the learning and growth of all students through instructional practices that establish high expectations, create a safe and effective classroom environment, and demonstrate cultural proficiency.
• Family and Community: Promotes the learning and growth of all students through effective partnerships with families, caregivers, community members, and organizations.
• Professional Culture: Promotes the learning and growth of all students through ethical, culturally proficient, skilled, and collaborative practice.
• Reading Specialist Licensure Subject Matter Knowledge Guidelines (SMK): set forth the subject knowledge expectations for teachers in Massachusetts to ensure that educators teaching reading have sufficient content knowledge to support their students.
• International Dyslexia Association Knowledge and Practice Standard for Teachers of Reading (KPS): set forth the knowledge and skills that all teachers of reading are expected to possess to advance students’ reading and writing profiles from a Structured Literacy Approach in the classroom, remedial, and clinical setting.

If you’re not located in or interested in Massachusetts teacher standards, you can explore Bay Path’s education licensure disclosures. If you have other questions, refer to the main online master’s in reading program page – or request information for our admissions team!