Van Hoesen Hall, Room B-139
(607) 753-2705
E-mail: pat.alter@cortland.edu
www.cortland.edu/literacy/

School

Education

Faculty

Sheila Cohen (Chair), William Buxton, Michele Irvin Gonzalez, Ellen Jampole, Pamela Summers

Adjunct Faculty

For a listing of adjunct faculty see the Faculty and Administration section.

Programs Offered

Master of Science in Education: Literacy Education

Description

The Literacy Department provides undergraduate course work for the following programs: Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Childhood Education, Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Education, Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood and Childhood Education, Bachelor of Science in Special Education/Childhood, and Bachelor of Arts in Adolescence Education.

Seniors in their final semesters of undergraduate study may request permission to register for courses at the 500 level for graduate credit. Students are cautioned that application to the graduate literacy program is competitive. Successful completion of literacy course work does not guarantee acceptance into the graduate literacy program.

Programs

Courses

• •  LIT 310 - Literacy in a Multicultural, Urban School
• •  LIT 311 - Literacy Field Experience
• •  LIT 371 - Teaching Elementary School Reading and Language Arts I
• •  LIT 372 - Teaching Elementary School Reading and Language Arts II
• •  LIT 449 - Literacy in the Middle and Secondary School
• •  LIT 516 - Teaching Literacy in the Intermediate Grades
• •  LIT 549 - Literacy in the Middle and Secondary School