The Reading Education unit offers a Master's degree and a Doctoral degree in reading. In addition, the Reading Education unit offers support courses in reading for the Elementary unit, as well as a reading concentration for a Curriculum and Instruction Doctoral degree. Students completing the Reading Education Master's Degree are eligible for certification as reading specialists K - 12.
Programs provide a planned mix of practical, theoretical, and research experiences.
A summer Reading Program for children who are experiencing serious difficulties with learning to read provides graduate students with opportunities to extend what they have learned in diagnosis and remediation. A series of carefully planned experiences provides the theoretical and research activities for graduate students. Faculty are actively involved with research and writing activities in the National Reading Research Center. A wide range of faculty interest permits students to become involved in a variety of literacy areas. Programs include the M.A., M.Ed., Ph.D., and Ed.