Ph.D. in Reading, Language, and Cognition

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Professor Taylor, Graduate Program Director, (516) 463-5370,
Denny.Taylor@hofstra.edu

The Doctor of Philosophy in Reading, Language, and Cognition program is planned to prepare the following:

Reading specialists who plan to engage in research, evaluation and experimentation in the field of reading.
Reading specialists taking leadership positions in clinics.
Reading specialists who plan to teach and direct research in colleges and universities.
Personnel for bilingual/bicultural programs in schools, for supervisory positions, research, and college testing.

Program Requirements - Semester Hours: 90

Bilingual candidates: Students who have completed the M.A. in Bilingual Education with a specialization in elementary education are required to take 9 semester hours of special doctoral seminars, under advisement. Students who have not completed the above degree and specialization are required to take, in addition, bilingual education courses, under advisement.

12 hours of electives, under advisement, from psychology, sociology, anthropology, and other related cognate areas.
12-13 semester hours from the liberal arts other than psychology, under advisement (not required for bilingual students).

Basic Courses

FDED 222 - Qualitative Research Methods Credits: 3 s.h.
FDED 223 - Analysis of Qualitative Data Credits: 3 s.h.
LYST 200A - Introduction to Literacy Studies Credits: 3 s.h.
LYST 213 - Introduction to Bilingual and Biliteracy Instruction for Children and Adolescents Credits: 3 s.h.
or
LYST 214 - Language and Literacy in Early Childhood and Childhood Credits: 3 s.h.
or
LYST 218 - Reading and Writing Practices in Early Childhood and Childhood Credits: 3 s.h.
LYST 221 - Literature for Adolescents and Young Adults Credits: 3 s.h.
LYST 240 - Assessment and Evaluation of Reading and Writing Credits: 3 s.h.
LYST 241 - Miscue Analysis and Retrospective Miscue Analysis Credits: 3 s.h.
LYST 242 - Literacy Practicum: Assessing the Complexity of Student Learning (Birth through Grade 6) Credits: 3 s.h.
LYST 243 - Literacy Practicum: Assessing the Complexity of Student Learning (Grades 5-12) Credits: 3 s.h.
LYST 245 - Revaluing Readers and Writers Credits: 3 s.h.
PSY 211 - Intellectual Assessment Credits: 3 s.h.
READ 239 - Psycholinguistic Foundations for Reading and Writing Instruction Credits: 3 s.h.
READ 240 - The Reading Teacher in the School and Clinic Setting (K-12) Credits: 4 s.h.
READ 249 - Supervision of Reading Programs Credits: 3 s.h.
READ 250 - Practicum in Instructional Strategies and Assessment Credits: 3 s.h.
READ 255 - Psychological Foundations of Reading and Writing Instruction Credits: 3 s.h.
READ 256 - Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics, and the Processes of Reading and Writing Credits: 3 s.h.
RES 259 - Introduction to Statistical Methods in Educational Research Credits: 3 s.h.
or equivalent
RES 259L - Computer Laboratory Credits: 1 s.h.
RES 260 - Inferential Statistics in Educational Research Credits: 3 s.h.
RES 260L - Computer Laboratory Credits: 1 s.h.
RES 363 - Multivariate Analysis and Multidimensional Scaling Methods Credits: 3 s.h.
RES 363L - Computer Laboratory Credits: 1 s.h.

Advanced Courses

READ 361 - Research Designs in Reading and Writing Credits: 3 s.h.
READ 362 - Seminar: Evaluation of Research in Reading Credits: 3 s.h.
READ 363 - Seminar: Evaluation of Research in Reading Credits: 3 s.h.
READ 601 - Dissertation Seminar Credits: 3 s.h.
Note: a student who has not completed 601, Dissertation Seminar, must enroll in 602, Dissertation Proposal Preparation, until the dissertation proposal is accepted. The student must then enroll in 604, Dissertation Advisement, the following semester and must maintain continuous enrollment in dissertation preparation until the dissertation is completed.
READ 602 - Dissertation Proposal Preparation Credits: 3 s.h.
READ 604 - Dissertation Advisement Credits: 3 s.h.
Note: A student must enroll in 604 for 3 s.h. in the first semester and thereafter continue to register in 604 until the dissertation is completed, at which time a minimum of 6 s.h. of credit must be received.

Electives

FDED 200 - Philosophy of Education Credits: 3 s.h.
or any other 3 semester hour 200-level foundations of education course, under advisement
LYST 212 - Family, Community, and School Literacies: Cultural Perspectives Credits: 3 s.h.
READ 252 - Practicum in Teaching Reading to the Learning Disabled and the Indifferent Learner Credits: 3 s.h.
READ 351 - Independent Studies in Reading Credits: 1-6 s.h.
READ 360 - Internship in Supervision of Reading Instruction Credits: 6 s.h.

Bilingual/Bicultural Emphases

Students enrolled in the bilingual/bicultural doctoral program will have an adviser in Spanish as well as in Literacy. A member of the Spanish faculty will serve on each student’s dissertation committee.

Required courses in Spanish are SPAN 301, 308, 309 and 9 semester hours of electives selected under advisement.

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