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The Literacy Specialist and Special Education, MSEd provides you with the opportunity to enhance your teaching career with a dual certification in the fields of both literacy and special education. Support students' literacy development and strengthen their academic and social abilities.

Looking to expand upon your teaching acumen? The Literacy Specialist and TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) MSEd is a dual degree program for certified teachers who are seeking to enhance their careers. With a focus on instruction and literacy development, this program is ideal for teachers with linguistically and culturally diverse classrooms. The Literacy Specialist and TESOL MSEd connects language knowledge fundamentals with attention to cultural experiences for today’s globalized classroom.

About 35 million American adults have limited reading skills, according to findings from the Program for the International Assessment of Adult Competencies. That often means these individuals struggle to find good jobs or comprehend vital information about their health and finances. As a literacy specialist, you can empower young people to overcome obstacles and build the foundation for academic and professional achievements. In the online Master of Science in Education, Literacy Specialist (MSEd, LIT) from ÌÒñ«ÉçÇø, certified teachers explore strategies to create inclusive environments where diverse groups of children and adolescents grow into more confident and capable readers. If you already hold a master’s degree in education, our Advanced Certificate in Literacy Specialist (ADV CERT LIT) program may be ideal for you.

The ever-changing demands on our public schools require forward-thinking administrative leaders who can successfully manage vital business functions for success and sustainability. Our school district business leader program will prepare you to become a flexible, visionary, and reflective school business leader with the skills necessary to create and sustain financial and operational functions in order to help ensure the quality of learning for all students. This program is online and participants will work with a cohort of peers within a professional network.

The ever-changing demands on our public schools require forward-thinking administrative leaders who can successfully manage vital business functions for success and sustainability. Our school district business leader program will prepare you to become a flexible, visionary, and reflective school business leader with the skills necessary to create and sustain financial and operational functions in order to help ensure the quality of learning for all students. This program is online and participants will work with a cohort of peers within a professional network.

The MSEd in Special Education prepares you to empower student success in the fastest-growing area of the education profession. You will gain enhanced knowledge of learning disabilities and differences, as well as the methods and strategies to increase your effectiveness in the classroom. You will develop your skills and expertise in implementing inclusionary practices, and differentiated instruction techniques to help students with special learning needs and abilities become successful and lifelong learners.

In New York State, there is a high demand for teachers who are dually certified and prepared to teach English language learners (ELLs), as the number of students who are both multilingual and multicultural continues to grow. Get ahead of the competition with a master of science in education (MSEd) in Teaching English as a New Language (ENL), which prepares certified teachers to differentiate instruction and teach ELLs in grades Pre K–12.