Overview

Literacy and English Language Learners is offered by Niagara University. Children and adolescents, including English language learners, who do not meet literacy benchmarks are placed at a significant disadvantage both in school and in their later adult lives.

Key Facts

As well, candidates will acquire awareness and understanding of the social-cultural and socio-linguistic issues that impact the acquisition of English as an additional language. The program includes the most current theory and practice, and the program leads to New York state initial certification as literacy specialists birth to grade 12 and as ESOL teachers birth to grade 12. Candidates must hold a teacher certification in another area prior to admission that includes at least six credit hours of literacy coursework in literacy skills and methods, and three credit hours of coursework in teaching students with disabilities.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Literacy

Bilingual Education

Developing Literacy in ELLs through Multicultural Literature

Language and Linguistics in the ESL Classroom

Sociolinguistic Considerations for Educators of ELLs

Educational Research

Key information

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-31 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-05-01 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-01-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-01 00:00:00 , International

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National and Canadians: Niagara University has rolling admissions.

Language

English

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Credits

46 SCH

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

New York City, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

English requirements

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Other requirements

General requirements

Official transcripts from colleges and universities attended indicating the awarding of an accredited undergraduate degree.
An online application.
Two letters of recommendation - Academic or Professional (the form is automatically generated during the online application).
Personal statement - Two-page, double-spaced, typewritten statement discussing your academic and/or research background, your career goals, your personal philosophy related to your area of study, and how Niagara University's graduate program will prepare you to meet your career and educational objectives.
GRE scores taken within the past five years. Students that have an undergraduate cumulative GPA of over 3.0 area are not required to submit a GRE for consideration.
Optional Resume.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

37490 USD / full

≈ 37490 USD / full
Out-of-State

37490 USD / full

≈ 37490 USD / full
Domestic

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In-State

37490 USD / full

≈ 37490 USD / full

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Funding

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