|NYSTCE Passing Rates| |English Language Arts||94%| |Students
with Disabilities||91%| This program provides the knowledge and
skills needed to enable students to meet the literacy challenges
of the 21st century. Teachers must be knowledgeable about
literacy development as it is crucial to children's academic
achievement from early childhood through high school. The
literacy program provides the academic requirements for a MS Ed.
in Literacy for professionals who are initially certified
education professionals in early childhood, childhood, middle
childhood, adolescent/secondary, special education, music, art
or speech language pathology. Graduates are empowered to be
strong classroom teachers and are qualified to hold positions as
literacy specialists, coaches, and consultants at building or
district levels from preschool through adolescence. 82% of
Medaille Master's in Education: Literacy graduates* were
employed in Education or continuing their studies. *2008
MSEd:Literacy Education Graduates