Towson Learning Network

Baltimore County

Secondary Special Education Reading Program

Towson University offers a 4-course cohort in Secondary Reading in partnership with the Baltimore County Public Schools. The purpose of this 4-course cohort is for Secondary Special Education teachers to learn current best practices for literacy education and for obtaining Reading Teacher Certification. Courses include:

Teaching Reading and Writing in the Content Areas K-12

Reading Theory and Practice

Reading Assessment

Reading Disabilities

This 4-course cohort began in summer 2008 and ends in spring 2009 with the possibility of additional cohorts being offered.  All courses are offered off-campus in local BCPS schools at reduced tuition based on school system's reimbursement rate. Students will be billed $100 closed contract fee and the school system will be directly billed for the reduced tuition.  The contact person at Towson University is Dr. Barbara Laster, blaster@towson.edu or Dr. Steve Mogge, smogge@towson.edu, graduate program directors in Educational Technology and Literacy.