Literacy & Language (MEd)
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(EDUC 999 is recommended after completion of three Content/Concentration courses)
The above 10-course program in Literacy and Language enables candidates holding an Initial License in Elementary, Early Childhood, English, or Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities to meet the requirements for Professional Licensure in Elementary Education, Early Childhood Education, English, or Teacher of Students with Moderate Disabilities. The additional supervised practicum (below) is not required for candidates seeking Professional License in these four fields.
Per the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), candidates seeking an Initial Licensure as a Specialist Teacher: Reading must obtain the Sheltered English Instruction (SEI) endorsement in one of the following ways:
1. Complete an undergraduate program that includes an approved Sheltered English Immersion course.
2. Complete the DESE approved Sheltered English Immersion course through a school district.
3. Complete the DESE approved Framingham State University course, TESL 910 Sheltered English Immersion.
4. Complete a DESES approved Sheltered English Immersion course through another licensure program.