Program Outcomes

Consistent with the mission of Saint Mary's University of Minnesota and the Board of Teaching requirements for licensure as a reading specialist, the M.A. in Literacy Education/K-12 Reading Teacher expects its graduates to do the following:

1. Understand the reading process and the process of learning to read and design developmentally appropriate instruction that advances students' reading proficiency and encourages them to read.
2. Understand how to assess the reading development of individual students and groups of students, how to use assessment data to design appropriate reading curriculum and instruction based on the assessment data, and how to communicate this information to relevant audiences.
3. Know how to integrate knowledge of reading with the teacher’s understanding of pedagogy, students, learning, classroom management, and professional and instructional development and leadership.