2024-2025 Graduate Catalog

Jan 30, 2026

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2024-2025 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Literacy/Cognition and Special Education, M.A.

Katherine L. Granelli, Ed..D., Chairperson, Child Study
Susan Straut Collard, Ph.D. Associate Chairperson, Director, SJNY Brooklyn
Patricia Barry Ed.D. Director, SJNY Long Island and SJNY Brooklyn

Required Courses: 48 Credits

CSL 540 - Language And Literacy Acquisition 3 credits
CSS 590 - Special Education Pedagogy Grades 1-6 3 credits (10 fieldwork hours)
or
CSS 595 - Special Education Pedagogy Grades 7-12 3 credits (10 fieldwork hours)
CSL 550 - Strategies, Instructional Materials, and Performance Evaluation in Literacy Development 3 credits
CSS 541 - Issues in Severe Disabilities 3 credits
CSL 600 - Technological Literacy in the Classroom 3 credits
CSS 551 - Assessment: A Practical Approach 3 credits
CSL 560 - Diagnosis and Recommendations for Literacy Processes 3 credits
CSS 561 - Adaptive, Alternative, and Technological Methods for the Instruction of Students with Health and/or Physical Impairments 3 credits
CSL 590 - Literacy and Assessment Strategies for Diverse Learners 3 credits
CSS 571 - Techniques and Strategies of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) and Behavior Management for Diverse Learners 3 credits
CSL 570 - Teaching Literacy In The Content Areas 3 credits
CSS 580 - Legal Implications of Special Education and the Application to Families and Schools 3 credits
CSL 530 - Research Methods 3 credits
or
CSS 530 - Research Methods 3 credits
CSS 615 - Advanced Fieldwork In Severe Disabilities 3 credits
or
CSS 620 - Supervised Practicum 3 credits
CSL 610 - Supervised Practicum/Seminar in Literacy and Cognition 3 credits
CSL 520 - Leadership: Collaborative Leadership Processes and Staff Development 3 credits
or
CSS 520 - Leadership: Collaborative Process and Staff Development 3 credits