Literacy Education Programs
- Literacy Specialist (birth-grade 6)
- Literacy Specialist (grades 5-12)
The Literacy Education Programs prepare classroom teachers who are skilled in
learning theories and practices that address individual learning needs, and who
are able to affirm the value of the broadest range of a diverse classroom population
and each member of the classroom. The program faculty believes all teachers need
to be teachers of literacy and all students can learn the requisite literacy skills
to make them lifelong readers, writers, listeners, speakers, visualizers, and
dramatizers.
The program faculty subscribes to the notion that, as a result of completing
the program, all teachers will be knowledgeable with regard to strategies and
support services to improve the literacy instruction for diverse student populations
in urban, suburban, and rural classrooms.
The Literacy Education Programs prepare classroom teachers to integrate learning
theories, practices, and research thoughtfully and effectively to address all
learners’ literacy needs and interests in an inclusive and supportive manner.
Based on revised standards developed by the New York State Education Department
and the International Reading Association, the expectation is that all teachers
who complete a Literacy Education program will demonstrate by their attitudes
and practice, the following beliefs:
- All effective teachers are literacy learners and instructors.
- Teachers learn and apply appropriate literacy strategies to address the needs
of diverse student populations in urban, suburban, and rural classrooms effectively.
- All children can learn the requisite literacy skills and strategies, enabling
them to be lifelong readers, writers, speakers, visualizers, and dramatizers.
Program Director
Literacy Education Programs
Naomi Erdmann, Ed.D.
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