E.d.S. and Ed.D. Teaching and Learning: Reading, Language and Literacy

Ed.S. and Ed.D. Teaching and Learning: Reading, Language and Literacy

Are you a reading teacher, educator, or school leader interested in making a wider impact on equity in education through literacy, reading, and language research, literacy instruction, leadership, and consulting?

The Ed.S. and Ed.D. in Teaching and Learning’s Reading, Language, and Literacy (RLL) major is designed for individuals with a Master’s degree who seek to become literacy leaders and specialized professionals and are willing to engage with current literacy topics through critical, racial, and social justice frameworks. Successful RLL students seek in-depth knowledge on language development, early reading acquisition, writing, reading comprehension, and ways to lead professional learning experiences.

The program's blend of equity-focused, theoretical, and practical courses, together with electives and teaching, research, and/or field experiences, prepare highly competent professionals who make crucial changes toward equity within the field of literacy. The RLL major encourages students to explore broad issues in literacy education, as well as delve deeply into an area(s) of specialization. Graduates of this program also know how to connect research on language, cognition, and learning and design into their classroom instruction.

The Ed.S. and Ed.D. in Teaching and Learning RLL major empowers educators to lead literacy efforts and address issues in the field by establishing a strong research base in literacy curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional development practices. Many of our graduates pursue literacy leadership positions in schools, districts, higher education, and advanced clinical settings. Our alumni are committed to actively conducting and disseminating research on a range of literacy topics.

*This program is offered in our Low Residency format.

The National Louis University Low Residency approach provides learners in select programs with the convenience of online learning and the opportunity to meet occasionally with their classmates and professors, as well as with community members to engage in networking, team building, and high-impact instruction. Low Residency programs are essentially fully online programs paired with integral, intentional, and structured in-person learning events (residencies). 

Those residencies are used to help learners build their professional identities, expand their networks, and to engage in peer-based learning in flexible and creative ways, all built around their online course offering.  Programs offered in this unique format are designed for working professionals and/or those learners whose schedules might not permit them the option of meeting face-to-face for the entire program and/or those that value the flexibility of online courses, but also place importance on in-person learning. 

Questions?

Contact Marci Mazza, Director of Enrollment: MMazza@nl.edu 

Student Spotlight

Manuel Adrianzen, (Ed.D. '21), Principal, Alfred Nobel Elementary School, Chicago Public Schools

“As a former English Language Learner (ELL), classroom teacher, and current principal of a school where over 87% of students are Latinx, reading, language and the politics of bilingualism in the United States have always been interests of mine. The RLL doctoral program and my dissertation research provided me with the tools to do things differently as a school-level leader. My goal is to ensure that every child in the building has the best teacher with resources to meet their needs.”