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DEPARTMENT OF TEACHING, LEARNING AND PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
Chair: Dr. Lynn Long

DEGREE OFFERED

Master of Education in Reading Education

Graduate Program Coordinator:
Dr. Jacquelyn Sweeney
Room 233H, James E. Proctor Building

The graduate program in Reading Education leads to a Master of Education
degree with a concentration in reading. The program is designed to enable
graduates to meet the qualifications of several career options. Principal among
these options is the career of Reading Specialist/Coach. Classroom teachers can
improve their abilities to meet responsibilities required in teaching
developmental reading and reading in content areas more effectively.
Candidates in the program are helped to understand the significance of various
competencies and their development for implementation of a total-school
approach to reading instruction and lifelong learning for the variety of
populations found in the schools.

Admission to the Program
Admission to the Graduate School and certification at any level of schooling are
required for admission to the program. Through consultation with an advisor,
candidates will learn if their career experiences are suitable for beginning a
graduate program in reading education. Problems related to acquiring proper
sequence can be solved by consultation with an advisor.

Objectives of the Program
As a result of meeting the requirements of the graduate reading education
program, candidates demonstrate knowledge, understanding and competencies
related to:

1. Helping students develop lifelong reading habits;
2. Promoting literacy in a technologically oriented society;
3. Developing literacy programs in classrooms and schools;
4. Implementing various approaches to reading instruction;
5. Individualizing instruction in classroom and clinical settings;
6. Measuring and evaluating all aspects of literacy development;

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