Program Details
The College of Education offers a Master of Education degree in Reading Education. This program prepares teachers for certification as reading special
- Location:
- Orlando, United States
- Program Type:
- Full Degree
- Degree Level:
- Master
- Specialty:
- Reading & Literacy
Program Overview
- Program Description:
- The College of Education offers a Master of Education degree in Reading Education. This program prepares teachers for certification as reading specialists (e.g. reading resource teacher, reading laboratory teacher, reading/language arts supervisor, primary education specialist) in grades K-12 in public schools and private reading laboratories or clinics. Diagnosis of reading disabilities, techniques of corrective reading, psychological measurement, reading in the content fields, management of reading programs, reading trends and research, and dimensions of the language arts other than reading are included with considerable emphasis on practica with disabled readers from the early childhood to adult levels. Professionals currently certified as Florida teachers are eligible to pursue a degree in the program.
- Requirements:
- In accordance with Florida Statute 1004.04 and State Board Education Rule 6A-5.066, applicants whose composite quantitative-verbal GRE score is less than 1000 must pass all four parts of the College Level Academic Skills Test or General Knowledge Test of the Florida Teacher Certification Examination for program admission.
- International Requirements:
- In order to enroll in graduate classes, students must have obtained a baccalaureate or higher degree, prior to the start of the term for which the student is admitted, from a regionally accredited institution or from a recognized foreign institution. International students are not eligible for nondegree/certificate status unless they hold an eligible visa. International applicants are encouraged to begin the application process early. Also, international applicants should ensure all supporting documents, including those required to issue an I-20, are received by the stated application deadline. Only official documentation is accepted and it is the student's responsibility to submit all documents by the application deadline.