Through Winthrop University's online M.Ed. in Literacy program, certified teachers can gain the knowledge and real-world skills for future certification as literacy teachers and literacy coaches. You can take online coursework full- or part-time and finish the master's program in two years. The 33-credit ILA-accredited curriculum adheres to rigorous standards for preparing literacy professionals, so you can get ahead in your ideal literacy education career path.

The Literacy Education program is designed for educators who are passionate about fostering literacy skills and promoting lifelong learning in students of all ages. Our program offers a comprehensive and research-based curriculum that prepares graduates to excel as literacy specialists, reading coaches, curriculum developers, and literacy advocates.

This course is designed to help students acquire and demonstrate the cross-curricular literacy skills that are evaluated by the Ontario Secondary School Literacy Test (OSSLT). Students who complete the course successfully will meet the provincial literacy requirement for graduation. Students will read a variety of informational, narrative, and graphic texts and will produce a variety of forms of writing, including summaries, information paragraphs, opinion pieces, and news reports. Students will also maintain and manage a portfolio containing a record of their reading experiences and samples of their writing.