ACADEMIC ALERT #2014-34 DATE: October 2014 COLLEGE: National College of Education (NCE) DECISION: Revised M.Ed. and C.A.S. Reading Degree Program RATIONALE: The changes being made to the Reading Program are based on candidate feedback, the need to meet the minimal requirements of ISBE in the foundational area of literature for youth, and the need to reduce confusion for students, advisors, scheduling, and administrators, as well as for reporting assessment data to professional organizations (International Reading Association) and NCE. APPROVAL(S): Curriculum & Instruction Committee: 10/15/2014 Dean’s Office: 10/20/2014 CURRENT PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS: M.Ed. and CAS degrees in the Reading Program are authorized to be offered by the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) to be offered in NLU’s four home campus Illinois Regions (Chicago, North Suburban, South Metropolitan, and West Suburban) as well as in the Fox Valley Region. IMPLEMENTATION DATE: Winter Quarter 2015 CONTACT(S): Ruth E. Quiroa [email protected] 630-874-4563 Sophie Degener [email protected] 224-233-2018 SIGNATURE: Alison R. Hilsabeck, Ph.D. Interim Provost V1:10.21.14 INFORMATION: Admissions: In addition to National College of Education Graduate Admissions Requirements, applicants must: Have a valid Professional Educator License Pass the Test of Academic Proficiency (TAP) or ISBE approved alternative M.Ed. in Reading Current M.Ed. Program Revised M.Ed. Program Comments NCE M.Ed. Core Courses: 8 SH ESR 505 Educational Inquiry and Assessment 3 SH FND 511 Social and Cultural Politics of Education: Personal and Contextual Perspectives 3 SH EPS 541 Cognition and Instruction 2 SH NCE M.Ed. Core Courses: 8 SH NCE M.Ed. Core Courses: ESR 505 Educational Inquiry and No change Assessment 3 SH FND 511 Social and Cultural Politics of No change Education: Personal and Contextual Perspectives 3 SH EPS 541 Cognition and Instruction 2 SH No change M.Ed. Reading Program Core Courses: 20 SH M.Ed. Reading Program Core Courses: 21 SH RLR 501 Teaching Beginning Reading 3 SH RLR 502 Teaching Comprehension and Content Area Reading 3 SH RLW 541 Teaching Writing 2 SH RLL 520 Survey of Literature for Children and Adolescents, K-12 2-3 SH OR RLL 528 Survey of Multicultural Literature, K-12 2-3 SH RLR 510 Diagnosis and Assessment of Reading 3 SH RLR 511 Instructional Strategies for Literacy Interventions 3 SH RLR 592A Practicum: Literacy Interventions for Elementary Students 2 SH RLR 592B Practicum: Literacy Interventions for Secondary Students 2 SH RLR 501 Teaching Beginning Literacy 3 SH RLR 502 Teaching Comprehension and Content Area Reading 3 SH RLW 541 Teaching Writing 2 SH RLL 520 Survey of Youth Literature, PreK-12 3 SH OR RLL 528 Diverse Perspectives in Youth Literature, PreK-12 3 SH RLR 510 Diagnosis and Assessment of Reading 3 SH RLR 511 Instructional Strategies for Literacy Interventions 3 SH RLR 592A Practicum: Literacy Interventions for Elementary Students 2 SH RLR 592B Practicum: Literacy Interventions for Secondary Students 2 SH M.Ed. Reading Program Core Courses Increased by 1 SH No change No change No change RLL 520 and RLL 528 course title changes RLL 520 and RLL 528 change in semester hours to only 3 SH No change No change No change No change M.Ed. Reading Program Electives: 8 SH Approved RLL, RLS, RLR, or RLW courses 8 SH M.Ed. Reading Program Electives: 7 SH 7 SH RLL, RLR, or RLW courses under advisement NOTE: Candidates completing requirements for Reading Specialist Certification required to take the following two courses as part of their elective courses: RLR 518 Leadership and Staff Development in Reading 3 SH RLR 593 Seminar in Reading Research 3 SH NOTES: Candidates completing requirements for Reading Specialist Endorsement are required to take the following two courses as part of their elective courses: RLR 518 Leadership and Staff Development in Reading 3 SH RLR 593 Seminar in Reading Research 3 SH M.Ed. Reading Program Electives Decreased by 1 SH 1 SH decrease to 7 SH RLS courses are no longer accepted for Reading Program electives Inclusion of RLS courses for approved elective was an error and candidates advised as such. Thus RLS removed. No Workshops will be accepted. Candidates completing requirements for Reading Teacher Endorsement may also take the following courses as approved electives: CIL 511 Family Literacy for Linguistically & Culturally Diverse Students 3 SH CIL 512 Reading in a New Language: Linguistic Considerations 3 SH No Workshops will be accepted. No change NOTE: The following courses may be taken as approved electives: RLL 595 Special Topics/Language Arts 1 - 6 SH RLR 595 Special Topics/Reading 1 - 5 SH NOTE: The following courses may be taken as approved electives: RLL 595 Special Topics/Language Arts 1 - 6 SH RLR 595 Special Topics/Reading 1 - 5 SH M.Ed. Reading Program Degree Total: 36 SH M.Ed. Reading Program Degree Total: 36 SH M.Ed. Reading Program Degree Total: 36 SH No Change C.A.S. in Reading Current C.A.S. Program Revised C.A.S. Program Comments NCE C.A.S. Core Courses: 3 SH NCE C.A.S. Core Courses: 3 SH NCE C.A.S. Core Courses: ELD 546 Perspectives and Administration of Educational Policy 3 SH C.A.S. Reading Program Core Courses: 20 SH RLR 501 Teaching Beginning Reading 3 SH RLR 502 Teaching Comprehension and Content Area Reading 3 SH RLW 541 Teaching Writing 2 SH RLL 520 Survey of Literature for Children and Adolescents, K-12 2-3 SH OR RLL 528 Survey of Multicultural Literature, K-12 2-3 SH RLR 510 Diagnosis and Assessment of Reading 3 SH RLR 511 Instructional Strategies for Literacy Interventions 3 SH RLR 592A Practicum: Literacy Interventions for Elementary Students 2 SH RLR 592B Practicum: Literacy Interventions for Secondary Students 2 SH C.A.S. Reading Program Electives: 9 SH Approved RLL, RLS, RLR, or RLW courses 9 SH ELD 546 Perspectives and Administration of Educational Policy 3 SH C.A.S. Reading Program Core Courses: 21 SH RLR 501 Teaching Beginning Literacy 3 SH RLR 502 Teaching Comprehension and Content Area Reading 3 SH RLW 541 Teaching Writing 2 SH RLL 520 Survey of Youth Literature, PreK-12 3 SH OR RLL 528 Diverse Perspectives in Youth Literature, PreK-12 2-3 SH NOTE: Candidates completing requirements for Reading Specialist Certification required to take the following two courses as part of their elective courses: RLR 518 Leadership and Staff Development in Reading 3 SH RLR 593 Seminar in Reading Research 3 SH RLR 510 Diagnosis and Assessment of Reading 3 SH RLR 511 Instructional Strategies for Literacy Interventions 3 SH RLR 592A Practicum: Literacy Interventions for Elementary Students 2 SH RLR 592B Practicum: Literacy Interventions for Secondary Students 2 SH C.A.S. Reading Program Electives: 8 SH 8 SH RLL, RLR, or RLW courses under advisement NOTE: Candidates completing requirements for Reading Specialist Endorsement required to take the following two courses as part of their elective courses: RLR 518 Leadership and Staff Development in Reading 3 SH RLR 593 Seminar in Reading Research 3 SH No change C.A.S. Reading Program Core Courses Increased by 1 SH No change No change No change RLL 520 and RLL 528 course title changes RLL 520 and RLL 528 change in semester hours to only 3 SH No change No change No change No change C.A.S. Reading Electives Decreased by 1 SH 1 SH decrease to 7 SH RLS courses are no longer accepted for Reading Program electives Candidates completing requirements for Reading Teacher Endorsement may also take the following courses as approved electives: CIL 511 Family Literacy for Linguistically & Culturally Diverse Students 3 SH CIL 512 Reading in a New Language: Linguistic Considerations 3 SH No change No Workshops will be accepted. No Workshops will be accepted. NOTE: The following courses may be taken as approved elective RLL 595 Special Topics/Language Arts 1-6 SH RLR 595 Special Topics/Reading 1-5 SH C.A.S. Reading Program Degree Total: 32 SH NOTE: The following courses may be taken as approved electives: RLL 595 Special Topics/Language Arts 1-6 SH RLR 595 Special Topics/Reading 1-5 SH C.A.S. Reading Program Degree Total: C.A.S. Reading Program 32 SH Degree Total: 36 SH No Change Teach-Out All students admitted in Fall 2014 or earlier to the Reading Program have the option of taking RLL 520 for 2 SH. For purposes of the teach-out only, RLL 520 may be offered for 2SH during the Winter 2015 term on the Chicago campus. RLL 528 for 2SHs will become inactive Winter 2015 and will only be available for 3 SH thereafter. All other newly admitted candidates will take RLL 520 and RLL 528 for 3 SH as offered. Students previously admitted to the program who have been away from NLU for more than one year must adhere to the new program requirements. Implementation Changes need to be entered in Banner, CAPP, and NLU web pages as appropriate. Changes need to be entered in all marketing and print materials. Staff in the Registrar’s Office, Admissions, Enrollment Management, and Marketing need to be knowledgeable about the changes. The revised catalog copy will be written by the Assistant Registrar for Catalogs for the next edition of the 2014-2015 catalog.
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