Reading and Language Arts Department, Oakland University
Masters of Arts in Teaching in Reading and Language Arts
Program Plan beginning with Fall 2005 semester admission
Student Name:
ID#:
Email:
Date:
Phone:
Advisor:
Program must be completed within 6 years beginning with the first Oakland course or the semester/year of the oldest
course accepted in transfer. Program #:
First semester enrolled:
Core Program (required) RDG 500, RDG 571, RDG 575, RDG 632, and RDG 633
Program
Requirements
Total Hours
MAT in Reading
1.Core + 699 + 3E
2.Core + 5E
36
40
BT
BT
MAT + BR
3.Core + 538 + 540 + 699 + 1E
4.Core + 538 + 540 + 3E
36
40
BR
BR
MAT+BT+ZA*
MAT+BR+ZA*
5.Core + 560 + 699 + 22EC
6.Core + 560 + 538 + 540 + 22EC
50
54
BT/ZA
BR/ZA
MAT+BX
7. Core + 534 + 2E (ENG & LIN)+ 699
8. Core + 534 + 4E (ENG & LIN)
36
40
BX
BX
BT: (K-8) Classroom Reading Teacher Endorsement
BR: (K-12) Reading Specialist Endorsement
BX: (K-8) Language Arts Endorsement
Endorsement
*ZA: Early Childhood Endorsement (Because of the increased
number of credits required for the ZA, it may be advisable to
complete the Reading MAT then pursue an EC certificate or
masters degree.
E: Elective in RDG or IST
Required
Courses
RDG 500
RDG 571
RDG 575
RDG 632*
RDG 633*
RDG 699 or
8 credit hours
of electives
Date
Credits
4
4
4
4
4
Elective Courses
Date
Credits
Endorsement
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
*20 credits are required prior to enrolling in the diagnosis and remediation sequence, RDG 632/ 633 (to be taken in
consecutive semesters with the same instructor).
Program details including endorsement requirements are listed in the Graduate Catalog. Complete course descriptions
and suggested elective courses can be found online at http://www.oakland.edu/?id=9482&sid=174
Program Plan-MAT in Reading
Department of Reading & Language Arts
(revised10/07)
Program Plan: If you are teaching full time, you should plan to take one course per semester. At this rate you can complete the program in two
and a half years. Take RDG 500 as your first course (or second if it is not offered the semester you begin). Then take RDG 571 and RDG 575 (in
either order) during the next two semesters. Follow these core courses with three elective courses before the RDG 632/633 sequence. This
sequence must be taken in consecutive semesters from the same instructor. If you are planning to complete the program with the masters
project, RDG 699, you need to meet with a full-time faculty member prior to the semester you plan to register to discuss your proposed project
and obtain permission to register. If you intend to complete the two-course option instead of the project you may take the additional electives
prior to the 632/633 sequence.
If you have questions about this sequence or are registered for one of the combined programs please check with your adviser.
The following tentative year round schedule indicates the usual schedule for core and elective courses.
MAT Program in Reading and Language Arts Tentative Year Round Schedule:
Courses
OU Rochester Campus
Fall Winter Spring Summer
Core
RDG 500: Foundations of Reading Instruction
1
1
RDG 571: Foundations of Literature for Children &
1
1
Young Adults
RDG 575: Teaching Writing in the Elementary and
1
1
Secondary Schools
RDG 632: Diagnosis of Reading Disabilities
2
RDG 633: Correction of Reading Disabilities
2
RDG 699: Master’s Project
1
1
Main Campus Electives: Microcomputer (IST)
IST 594: Intro to Tech App in Classroom
1
IST 595: Instruct Sys Tech Application
1
IST 679: Software Design
IST 630: Workshop in Ed Software & Tech
IST 699: Master’s Project
1
1
Main Campus Electives: Reading/Language Arts
RDG 510: Inquiry-Based Literacy Instruction
RDG 532: Teaching Reading in the Primary
Grades
RDG 534: Reading-Language Arts Instruction—
Elementary Education
RDG 538: Reading/Learning in Content Subjects
RDG 540: Leadership Literacy Instruction
RDG 560: Emergent Literacy—Early Reading &
Writing
RDG 561: Phonics in Proper Perspective
RDG 563: Reading Writing Connection
RDG 570: Authors & Illustrators, Arts & Crafts
RDG 573: Literature in the Middle-Senior High
Schools
RDG 574: Literature for the Young Child
RDG 577: Narrative Reading & Writing
RDG 578: Nonfiction Reading & Writing
RDG 590: Independent Study in Reading &
Language Arts
1
1
Macomb University Center
Fall
Winter
Spring
Summer
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Off Campus Electives: Microcomputer
(IST)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Macomb Electives: Reading/Language
Arts
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Electives suggested in the endorsement programs and not listed above are RDG 537, RDG 564, RDG 565. These 3 electives are
offered infrequently.
Program Plan-MAT in Reading
Department of Reading & Language Arts
(revised10/07)