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At Barry University, you will experience a small community atmosphere where you can always rely on our administrators and faculty for advice, encouragement and personal attention. We take great pride in giving individual attention from the very beginning. You can start building a personal relationship with one of our admissions counselors who will help answer any questions, and guide you through the entire admissions and enrollment process.

We are committed to providing programs and services that are guided by Barry University's rich educational mission and intended to enhance your Barry experience. Through partnerships with others in the university community, we aim to create experiences that will help transform you into leaders for a just and humane world.

We are an NCAA Division II school and a member of the Sunshine State Conference with 12 varsity teams, including men's baseball, basketball, golf, soccer and tennis; and women's basketball, golf, rowing, soccer, softball, tennis and volleyball. So far, we've won 24 NCAA championships, had 338 All-Americans, 413 Scholar All-Americans, and nine NCAA "Women of the Year" finalists, the most of any Division II school. Not bad at all, but we're going for more.

Barry offers a living and learning community that values a diversity of perspectives and life experiences. That’s why at Barry, an education is far more than classrooms and tests; learning comes from everything around you.(Academics)

Curriculum

Reading, EdS

Reading, EdS Curriculum

Special Prerequisites

Prerequisite: Three reading courses (undergraduate or graduate; 9 semester hours).

Reading courses other than those listed below are required to meet State of Florida DOE certification in Reading and are offered as part of the program sequence.

Required Courses (9 semester hours)

EDR 708 Directed Research
EDU 717 Practicum in Reading or EDU 727 Advanced Practicum in Reading
EDU 739 Non-Thesis Research in Reading or EDU 740 Thesis Research in Reading

Elective Courses (21 semester hours)

EDU 535 The Teaching of Language Arts
EDU 554 Literature for the Elementary Classroom
EDU 604 Teaching Vocabulary and Reading Comprehension
EDU 607 Beginning Reading for the Primary Years
EDU 611 Reading and Thinking Skills
EDU 612 Teaching Reading to Secondary, College, and Adult Students
EDU 613 Methods for the Reading Resource Teacher
EDU 716 Advanced Diagnosis and Remediation in Reading
EDU 718 Developmental Reading
ECT 676 Technology Applications in Teaching Reading

Please see additional offerings on the course descriptions page.

Note: A maximum of six graduate semester-hours may be transferred from another regionally accredited college or university toward a graduate degree in education, depending upon grade earned, equivalency, and applicability. Courses accepted in lieu of any of the above must be approved by the advisor and the Office of the Dean.

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