Director of Graduate Reading Programs Department of Education Technology and Literacy College of Education
Hawkins Hall 107H
(410) 704-2556
blaster@towson.edu
Vita
For information on the Reading Clinic, please visit: Towson's Reading Clinic
For Masters in Reading course syllabi, click on appropriate course
REED 601 REED 729 EDUC 203
REED 621 REED 751 REED 726
Research Projects/Interests
RESEARCH: National Reading Clinics
Masters in Reading
Click here for more information on the M.Ed. in Reading...a very popular Masters program that can lead to certification as a READING SPECIALIST. This Program has been educating professionals in reading since 1967, and is presently the largest graduate program in the university. A total of 36 credits include a sequence of nine required courses plus three electives.
Certificate of Advanced Study in Reading
The Certificate of Advanced Study (C.A.S.) in Reading Education is a post master's program that reflects the university and college missions and helps develop advanced knowledge and leadership skills necessary for meeting the the challenges of redesigning and restructuring education across the P-16 continuum.
Students may complete four of six required courses to fulfill the Administrator I Certification requirements by completing the C.A.S. in Reading. Furthermore, many of the courses in this program can be counted towards the Ed.D. in Instructional Technology. The C.A.S. in Reading is an outcomes-based program designed to meet the standards for Reading Coordinators outlined by the International Reading Association (IRA). Such reading professionals "...administer literacy, bilingual, compensatory and ESL programs in schools or other institutional setting." They direct the organization, management and assessment of school, district or institutional literacy programs. The IRA requires that academic preparation for reading coordinators includes course work in professional development, grant writing, program administration and evaluation and school law, with additional course work in reading. The program is a 30-credit-hour program.
Click here to find out more details about the Certificate of Advanced Study in Reading.
Towson University Graduate Reading Programs: Who can benefit...
* For professionals who want to assist children, adolescents or adults who have learning difficulties.
* For professionals who want to expand their repertoire of strategies to teach reading and writing.
* For professionals who want to stay in the classroom.
* For professionals who want to be reading specialists and demonstrate best practices to their colleagues.
* For people who want to disseminate information about the complex processes of literacy to parents, children, professionals, administrators and policy makers.
Portfolio Gala is a time to share with new and veteran colleagues in the M.Ed in Reading Program..
* A lending library of high interest books and magazines in our Reading Resource Room
* The opportunity to discuss your learning experiences with professors...a faculty rich in experience
and expertise.
* Networking opportunities with peers from public and private schools (and literacy sites for adults and special populations) throughout the region.
* Participation in exciting parent and collegial workshops.
* The opportunity to meet children/parents/guardians from all parts of the Metropolitan area.*
Write or E-mail to: blaster@towson.edu Dr. B.P. Laster EDTL, Towson University 8000 York Road, Towson, MD 21252-0001
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