MA in Teaching and Learning - Literacy and Language

The MA in Teaching and Learning - Literacy and Language course is provided online at the Kaplan University. This degree course is designed to provide practicing K-12 teachers and early childhood professionals with advanced skills, skills, strategies, and classroom techniques for developing literacy skills among students in various age groups.

The courses in the Literacy and Language Emphasis Area include:

• Methods of Teaching ESL in the Content Areas

  This course focuses on the needs of English language learners in the content areas, and examines the developmental stages of second language acquisition, emergent literacy, and oral language development.

• Language and Culture of Bilingual Students

  This course examines the processes of linguistic and cultural acculturation, and explores in detail current best practices in the multicultural classroom.

• Literacy Education in the Primary Grades

  This course provides analysis of the crtical early stages of literacy in children K-3, and emphasizes developmentally appropriate research-based teaching practices.

• Literacy Education in the Intermediate Grades

  This course analyzes practices and skills for helping children move beyond word recognition into comprehension, critical thinking, and interpretation.

• Literacy Education in Adolescence

  This course focuses on the continuing development of literacy skills in adolescents.