Language & Literacy
The Graduate Program in Language arts and Children’s Literature is housed in the School of Teaching & Learning within the College of Education. The program offers diverse, rigorous, and coherent coursework that lead to graduate degrees (M.Ed., MAE, Ed.S., and Ph.D.). The main emphasis of the program is to prepare exemplary researchers, teachers, and teacher educators who are committed to improving literacy education through the infusion of children’s literature into reading and content area instruction and through the teaching of writing composition for PreK-16 students. Past graduates of the program have found jobs in PreK-12 schools, colleges and universities, Florida Department of Education, and other education-related agencies. You can also learn more about the exciting work being done by doctoral students in the Language Arts & Children's Literature program area.
At the master’s and specialist levels, the Language Arts & Children’s Literature Program offers students a strong background in the teaching of writing and children’s literature. Students learn how to teach composition through writing workshops and writing across the curriculum. They learn to infuse all areas of study with recently published, award-winning children’s literature. At the specialist and doctoral levels students study the research that supports a comprehensive approach to literacy learning through writing and literature.
The Language Arts & Children's Literature specialization area is an active program area. Listed below are just a few of the fantastic things happening in this exciting specailization area.
Nancy Yi Fan, author of Swordbird, published by HarperCollins in 2007,
visited Linda Lamme's international children's literature class to talk
about how she translated Swordbird into Chinese for publication as a
bilingual book in China. Explore this event!
See some of the exciting things that take place in the Language Arts & Children's Literature specialization. This is a wonderful specialization area where students and faculty truly work to make things happen in different teaching and learning environments.
Degree Options in Language Arts & Children's Literature
- Master’s degree ProTeach specialization in children’s literature
- Master’s degree Proteach specialization in language arts
- Master of Education with specialization in language arts and children’s literature (M.Ed.)
- Master of Arts in Education with specialization in children’s literature (MAE)
- Educational Specialist (Ed.S.)
- Doctorate (Ph.D.)
There are a variety of courses available for students specializing in the area of Language Arts and Children's Literature. Examples of the types of courses are:
- Seminar in Children's Literature: Examples of topics covered in this seminar include: Literature in the Content Areas; The Picture Book; Social Justice in Children’s Literature, immigrants in literature and more
- Multicultural Literature
- International Children’s Literature
- Field Work in Children’s Literature
- Research in Children's Literature
- Seminar in Composition Theory and Practice
- Seminar in English Language Arts
- Literacy, Family, and Culture
- Language Acquisition
- Language and Inquiry
- Discourse Analysis in Literacy Research
All students should work closely with their advisor to select courses that are most appropriate for their program of study and career goals.
For more information about this exciting and innovative program, please contact:
- Dr. Danling Fu (language arts)
- Dr. Linda Lamme (children's literature)
- Dr. Ruth Lowery (children's literature)
For questions about the admissions process, please see the STL admissions website or contact our graduate coordinator, Dr. Colleen Swain.
