Practicum experience is provided through the Marygrove College Learning Clinic which has served the metropolitan area since 1951. The present program is designed to provide advanced study in theories of literacy development that will prepare its graduates to serve in leadership roles as reading teachers, reading specialists, or as reading clinicians in public, private, or parochial school settings. Flexibility within the program provides opportunities for students from differing backgrounds to acquire specific skills and knowledge to meet their individual needs. Courses recognize issues of gender, ethnicity, multiculturalism, and global perspectives, and how the diversity of learners in multiple and varied environments impact learning. These issues are examined and addressed through instructional design, varied selection of materials and media, and the use of multiple assessment measures for evaluation of student learning.
Students receive practical experiences in diagnosis and remediation of reading disabilities.
Courses in other disciplines enable students to develop greater awareness of the impact of social contexts on learning. Successful completion of the program prepares graduates to become more knowledgeable, skillful practitioners, and to become capable leaders of reading and literacy development. You must already have an elementary or secondary teaching certificate to qualify for the endorsement. Students who complete the Master's will receive the Michigan endorsement in reading education. Certified teachers may also elect to take only the 18-hour endorsement program.