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Literacy, Reading & Writing Education

Bachelor of Arts in Education · Professional Programs ·102 credits · EWU catalog →

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Source of course learning outcomes

9 of 32 courses in this program use official CIM learning outcomes; remaining courses use catalog descriptions pending department review.

Courses in This Program

EDUC 479
EARLY LITERACY
154t
ENGL 323
A GLOBAL VIEW THROUGH CHILDREN'S LITERATURE
147t
EDUC 386A
FIELD EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICUM
70t
EDUC 386B
FIELD EXPERIENCE AND PRACTICUM
70t
EDUC 338
LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL STUDIES METHODS 1: INTEGRATED LANGUAGE ARTS FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
43t
EDUC 340
LANGUAGE AND SOCIAL STUDIES METHODS 2: INTEGRATED SOCIAL STUDIES FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
43t
EDUC 380
INTEGRATED STEM METHODS 1
43t
EDUC 381
INTEGRATED STEM METHODS 2
43t
EDUC 325
INEQUALITIES AND IMPACTS ON EDUCATIONAL EQUITY
19t

Readiness by Occupation — Literacy, Reading & Writing Education

Coverage (70%) + Match Quality (30%). Higher = more tasks covered at higher similarity.

Curriculum Breadth — Literacy, Reading & Writing Education

Tasks with course matches 331
Tasks with no matches 2,449

Across all 153 occupations in scope. Uncovered tasks represent potential curriculum gaps.

Top Contributing Courses — Literacy, Reading & Writing Education

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Occupation Rankings — Literacy, Reading & Writing Education

Sorted by readiness score (Coverage x 0.7 + Match Quality x 0.3)

distinct tasks
# Occupation Readiness Coverage Quality Pay (WA) Outlook Jobs
1
Nannies
39-9011.01 Bright
49.4%
10/18 (56%) 35.3% $37K Bright —
2
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators
27-1013.00
44.6%
4/8 (50%) 32.7% $78K Below Average —
3
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
25-2012.00
43.2%
17/36 (47%) 35.1% $84K Below Average —
4
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education
25-2011.00
40.7%
14/32 (44%) 34.4% $43K Average —
5
Poets, Lyricists and Creative Writers
27-3043.05
38.3%
4/10 (40%) 35.9% $86K Average —
6
School Psychologists
19-3034.00
38.1%
7/18 (39%) 38.8% $106K Below Average —
7
Childcare Workers
39-9011.00 Bright
36.5%
7/19 (37%) 38.0% $37K Bright —
8
Special Education Teachers, Elementary School
25-2056.00
33.3%
10/30 (33%) 33.6% $85K Below Average —
9
Special Education Teachers, Preschool
25-2051.00
32.8%
11/34 (32%) 36.3% $80K Below Average —
10
Interpreters and Translators
27-3091.00
28.9%
2/8 (25%) 38.8% $69K Below Average —
11
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare
11-9031.00
28.8%
4/15 (27%) 33.8% $64K Below Average —
12
Mathematicians
15-2021.00
28.2%
3/12 (25%) 36.9% $137K Below Average 46
13
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
21-1021.00
27.8%
3/12 (25%) 34.4% $72K Average —
14
Special Education Teachers, Middle School
25-2057.00
27.6%
9/35 (26%) 32.2% $95K Below Average —
15
Self-Enrichment Teachers
25-3021.00
27.1%
5/20 (25%) 32.3% $46K Average —
16
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School
25-2058.00
26.6%
8/33 (24%) 32.4% $97K Below Average —
17
Art Therapists
29-1129.01 Bright
26.5%
5/22 (23%) 35.2% — Bright —
18
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education
25-2021.00 Bright
25.6%
8/36 (22%) 34.3% $99K Bright —
19
Craft Artists
27-1012.00
25.5%
3/14 (21%) 35.0% $43K Below Average —
20
Special Effects Artists and Animators
27-1014.00
25.0%
1/6 (17%) 44.4% — Below Average —
21
Low Vision Therapists, Orientation and Mobility Specialists, and Vision Rehabilitation Therapists
29-1122.01 Bright
24.6%
4/19 (21%) 32.9% $102K Bright —
22
Video Game Designers
15-1255.01 Bright
24.3%
5/24 (21%) 32.3% $126K Bright —
23
Art Directors
27-1011.00
24.2%
2/12 (17%) 41.7% $143K Average —
24
Equal Opportunity Representatives and Officers
13-1041.03
22.7%
2/11 (18%) 32.8% $86K Average —
25
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan
43-4111.00
22.6%
2/12 (17%) 34.9% $48K Below Average —
26
Training and Development Managers
11-3131.00 Bright
22.4%
2/11 (18%) 32.3% $148K Bright —
27
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers
23-1021.00
22.1%
2/12 (17%) 36.8% $121K Below Average —
28
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors
25-3011.00
21.7%
5/29 (17%) 32.3% $67K Below Average —
29
Medical and Clinical Laboratory Technicians
29-2012.00
21.7%
1/6 (17%) 34.4% $68K Below Average —
30
Editors
27-3041.00
21.4%
2/13 (15%) 35.1% $85K Below Average —
31
Tour Guides and Escorts
39-7011.00 Bright
21.4%
1/7 (14%) 38.1% $48K Bright —
32
Occupational Therapy Aides
31-2012.00
21.3%
2/12 (17%) 32.2% — Average —
33
Physicists
19-2012.00
21.2%
1/7 (14%) 40.0% $120K Average —
34
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School
25-2023.00
21.1%
5/31 (16%) 32.9% $101K Below Average —
35
Writers and Authors
27-3043.00
21.0%
1/6 (17%) 31.1% $86K Average —
36
Correspondence Clerks
43-4021.00
20.9%
1/7 (14%) 39.2% — Below Average —
37
Teaching Assistants, Special Education
25-9043.00
20.7%
3/20 (15%) 35.0% $47K Below Average —
38
Anthropologists and Archeologists
19-3091.00
20.6%
3/20 (15%) 33.3% $77K Average —
39
Economists
19-3011.00
20.4%
2/13 (15%) 32.3% $116K Below Average 108
40
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
25-2022.00
20.3%
5/33 (15%) 33.3% $99K Below Average —
41
Appraisers of Personal and Business Property
13-2022.00
19.9%
2/13 (15%) 30.8% $80K Average —
42
Industrial-Organizational Psychologists
19-3032.00 Bright
19.8%
2/23 (9%) 40.1% — Bright —
43
Training and Development Specialists
13-1151.00 Bright
19.5%
2/18 (11%) 39.1% $82K Bright —
44
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1123.00
19.5%
3/23 (13%) 36.6% $77K Below Average —
45
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators
23-1022.00
19.2%
2/15 (13%) 32.3% — Average —
46
Crossing Guards and Flaggers
33-9091.00
19.1%
1/7 (14%) 30.4% $59K Average —
47
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
25-2031.00
19.0%
4/30 (13%) 32.4% $99K Below Average —
48
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
27-3023.00
19.0%
4/30 (13%) 32.7% $57K Below Average —
49
Actuaries
15-2011.00 Bright
18.9%
2/15 (13%) 32.3% $153K Bright 362
50
Architectural and Civil Drafters
17-3011.00
18.9%
3/22 (14%) 31.1% $65K Average —
51
Choreographers
27-2032.00 Bright
18.5%
2/17 (12%) 37.3% — Bright —
52
Park Naturalists
19-1031.03
18.1%
2/17 (12%) 32.0% $81K Average —
53
Music Directors and Composers
27-2041.00
18.0%
3/27 (11%) 34.8% $77K Below Average —
54
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic
51-4193.00
18.0%
1/10 (10%) 36.7% $50K Below Average —
55
Camera and Photographic Equipment Repairers
49-9061.00
17.5%
1/10 (10%) 35.2% — Below Average —
56
Graphic Designers
27-1024.00
17.4%
2/17 (12%) 30.7% $76K Below Average —
57
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education
25-9042.00
17.3%
2/19 (10%) 33.1% $47K Below Average —
58
Hearing Aid Specialists
29-2092.00 Bright
17.3%
1/9 (11%) 31.6% $74K Bright —
59
Machine Feeders and Offbearers
53-7063.00
17.3%
1/9 (11%) 32.7% $43K Below Average —
60
Political Scientists
19-3094.00
17.2%
1/10 (10%) 34.1% $140K Below Average —
61
Light Truck Drivers
53-3033.00 Bright
17.2%
1/9 (11%) 31.3% $47K Bright —
62
History Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1125.00
16.8%
2/20 (10%) 32.8% $79K Below Average —
63
Baggage Porters and Bellhops
39-6011.00
16.8%
1/10 (10%) 33.4% $39K Below Average —
64
Statistical Assistants
43-9111.00
16.8%
1/9 (11%) 30.2% $48K Below Average —
65
Electrical and Electronic Equipment Assemblers
51-2022.00 Bright
16.8%
1/9 (11%) 30.1% $50K Bright —
66
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors
21-1012.00
16.6%
2/22 (9%) 34.1% $83K Average —
67
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers
39-3031.00
16.4%
1/12 (8%) 35.3% $37K Below Average —
68
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School
25-2032.00
16.3%
3/32 (9%) 33.0% $98K Below Average —
69
Geographers
19-3092.00
16.2%
1/12 (8%) 34.4% $110K Below Average —
70
Pediatricians, General
29-1221.00
16.2%
1/13 (8%) 36.1% $209K Below Average —
71
Dancers
27-2031.00 Bright
16.1%
1/10 (10%) 30.3% — Bright —
72
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners
27-3092.00
16.0%
1/10 (10%) 30.0% $102K Below Average —
73
Home Health Aides
31-1121.00 Bright
16.0%
1/11 (9%) 32.2% $46K Bright —
74
Helpers--Production Workers
51-9198.00
16.0%
1/11 (9%) 32.5% $43K Below Average —
75
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1126.00
15.9%
2/21 (10%) 31.2% $78K Below Average —
76
Funeral Home Managers
11-9171.00
15.8%
2/23 (9%) 33.6% $91K Average —
77
Biologists
19-1029.04
15.7%
1/13 (8%) 35.6% $96K Below Average —
78
Historians
19-3093.00
15.6%
1/16 (6%) 37.3% $94K Below Average —
79
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists
25-4022.00
15.6%
2/27 (7%) 34.7% $94K Below Average —
80
Commercial and Industrial Designers
27-1021.00
15.5%
1/12 (8%) 32.1% $106K Average —
81
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary
11-9032.00
15.4%
2/24 (8%) 32.6% $161K Below Average —
82
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1065.00
15.4%
1/19 (5%) 39.2% $82K Below Average —
83
Education Administrators, Postsecondary
11-9033.00
15.1%
1/12 (8%) 31.0% $110K Below Average —
84
Education Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1081.00
15.1%
1/18 (6%) 39.4% $66K Below Average —
85
Mechanical Drafters
17-3013.00
15.0%
1/14 (7%) 33.5% $75K Below Average —
86
Intelligence Analysts
33-3021.06
15.0%
1/15 (7%) 34.5% $116K Below Average —
87
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1062.00
14.9%
1/22 (4%) 40.1% $79K Below Average —
88
Electrical Engineers
17-2071.00 Bright
14.8%
1/16 (6%) 38.5% $130K Bright —
89
Human Factors Engineers and Ergonomists
17-2112.01 Bright
14.8%
2/26 (8%) 34.6% $119K Bright —
90
Neuropsychologists
19-3039.02
14.8%
1/14 (7%) 32.7% $120K Average —
91
Riggers
49-9096.00
14.8%
1/13 (8%) 31.7% $75K Average —
92
Survey Researchers
19-3022.00
14.7%
1/16 (6%) 34.3% $64K Below Average —
93
Fashion Designers
27-1022.00
14.7%
1/13 (8%) 31.1% $77K Below Average —
94
Music Therapists
29-1129.02 Bright
14.7%
2/30 (7%) 33.5% — Bright —
95
Interior Designers
27-1025.00
14.6%
1/15 (7%) 33.0% $79K Average —
96
Boilermakers
47-2011.00
14.5%
1/16 (6%) 34.6% $113K Below Average —
97
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters
51-7011.00
14.5%
1/14 (7%) 32.4% $46K Below Average —
98
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term
25-3031.00
14.4%
1/13 (8%) 30.0% $54K Below Average —
99
Bus Drivers, School
53-3051.00
14.4%
1/15 (7%) 32.5% $60K Below Average —
100
Data Scientists
15-2051.00 Bright
14.3%
1/16 (6%) 33.1% $158K Bright 1957
101
Conservation Scientists
19-1031.00
14.2%
2/29 (7%) 32.7% $81K Average —
102
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1067.00
14.2%
1/20 (5%) 35.5% $79K Below Average —
103
Technical Writers
27-3042.00
14.2%
1/15 (7%) 31.8% $93K Below Average —
104
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders
51-3093.00
14.2%
1/14 (7%) 30.7% $48K Below Average —
105
Landscape Architects
17-1012.00
14.1%
1/19 (5%) 34.7% $71K Average —
106
Critical Care Nurses
29-1141.03 Bright
14.1%
1/29 (3%) 38.9% $112K Bright —
107
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders
51-9012.00
14.1%
1/14 (7%) 30.3% $58K Below Average —
108
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1061.00
14.0%
1/25 (4%) 37.3% $82K Average —
109
Registered Nurses
29-1141.00 Bright
14.0%
1/15 (7%) 31.1% $112K Bright —
110
First-Line Supervisors of Helpers, Laborers, and Material Movers, Hand
53-1042.00
14.0%
1/18 (6%) 33.6% $70K Average —
111
Sociologists
19-3041.00
13.9%
1/15 (7%) 30.9% $88K Average —
112
Healthcare Social Workers
21-1022.00 Bright
13.8%
1/15 (7%) 30.3% $75K Bright —
113
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1194.00
13.8%
1/19 (5%) 33.8% $67K Below Average —
114
Coaches and Scouts
27-2022.00 Bright
13.8%
1/17 (6%) 34.0% $47K Bright —
115
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer
43-9071.00
13.8%
1/16 (6%) 31.5% $45K Below Average —
116
Accountants and Auditors
13-2011.00 Bright
13.7%
1/20 (5%) 34.8% $96K Bright —
117
Computer Systems Analysts
15-1211.00 Bright
13.7%
1/22 (4%) 38.2% $127K Bright 3
118
Clinical Neuropsychologists
19-3039.03
13.7%
1/18 (6%) 32.7% $120K Average —
119
Recreational Vehicle Service Technicians
49-3092.00 Bright
13.7%
1/16 (6%) 31.6% $57K Bright —
120
Mechanical Engineers
17-2141.00 Bright
13.6%
1/16 (6%) 30.7% $109K Bright —
121
Occupational Therapists
29-1122.00 Bright
13.5%
1/16 (6%) 30.4% $102K Bright —
122
Fire Inspectors and Investigators
33-2021.00
13.5%
1/22 (4%) 36.9% $116K Average —
123
Medical and Health Services Managers
11-9111.00 Bright
13.4%
1/17 (6%) 31.0% $143K Bright —
124
Urban and Regional Planners
19-3051.00
13.4%
1/19 (5%) 32.3% $98K Average —
125
Genetic Counselors
29-9092.00 Bright
13.4%
1/19 (5%) 32.4% $99K Bright —
126
Concierges
39-6012.00
13.4%
1/16 (6%) 30.1% $42K Below Average —
127
Fabric and Apparel Patternmakers
51-6092.00
13.4%
1/16 (6%) 30.1% $50K Below Average —
128
Parts Salespersons
41-2022.00
13.3%
1/19 (5%) 32.4% $44K Average —
129
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1124.00
13.2%
1/20 (5%) 32.3% $75K Below Average —
130
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval
17-1011.00
13.1%
1/19 (5%) 32.3% $97K Average —
131
Musicians and Singers
27-2042.00
13.1%
1/19 (5%) 31.4% — Below Average —
132
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists
19-2099.01
13.0%
1/24 (4%) 33.7% $135K Below Average —
133
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1121.00
13.0%
1/20 (5%) 31.7% $77K Below Average —
134
Labor Relations Specialists
13-1075.00
12.9%
1/20 (5%) 31.4% $108K Below Average —
135
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians
17-3027.00
12.9%
1/19 (5%) 30.6% $73K Below Average —
136
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1031.00
12.9%
1/19 (5%) 30.6% $45K Below Average —
137
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys
27-3011.00
12.8%
1/19 (5%) 30.5% $42K Below Average —
138
Nurse Midwives
29-1161.00 Bright
12.8%
1/20 (5%) 31.0% $145K Bright —
139
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
53-3053.00 Bright
12.8%
1/23 (4%) 32.5% $43K Bright —
140
Penetration Testers
15-1299.04 Bright
12.7%
1/22 (4%) 32.9% $131K Bright —
141
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1113.00
12.6%
1/20 (5%) 30.5% $74K Below Average —
142
Adapted Physical Education Specialists
25-2059.01
12.5%
1/20 (5%) 30.0% $67K Below Average —
143
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
51-9111.00 Bright
12.5%
1/20 (5%) 30.2% $40K Bright —
144
Information Technology Project Managers
15-1299.09 Bright
12.4%
1/21 (5%) 30.3% $131K Bright 25
145
Surveyors
17-1022.00
12.4%
1/21 (5%) 30.1% $88K Average —
146
Clergy
21-2011.00
12.4%
1/21 (5%) 30.1% $77K Below Average —
147
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary
25-1042.00 Bright
12.4%
1/22 (4%) 30.8% $81K Bright —
148
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
51-9011.00
12.4%
1/23 (4%) 31.1% $65K Average —
149
Automotive Engineers
17-2141.02 Bright
12.2%
1/25 (4%) 31.4% $109K Bright —
150
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects
17-2121.00 Bright
12.1%
1/23 (4%) 30.2% $107K Bright —
151
Midwives
29-9099.01
12.1%
1/34 (3%) 33.4% $69K Average —
152
Clinical Nurse Specialists
29-1141.04 Bright
11.4%
1/30 (3%) 30.3% $112K Bright —
153
Computer Network Architects
15-1241.00 Bright
11.3%
1/33 (3%) 30.4% $155K Bright 465

Data Sources

O*NET Occupational Data (v30.1)

Task statements, skills, knowledge areas from the U.S. Department of Labor

onetcenter.org/database.html
WA Employment Projections (2025)

Short-term and long-term occupational projections from WA Employment Security Dept

Browse projections in SIAM · Official source
CareerOneStop (DOL)

Labor market information, pay data, career outlook, job postings

careeronestop.org
Course Learning Objectives

Official CIM documents from EWU + catalog descriptions for remaining courses

catalog.ewu.edu