College of Education
Department of Curriculum and Instruction

Program Director : Dr. Joyce Fine

Department’s Phone Number : (305) 348-6152
Department’s FAX Number : (305) 348-2086

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Brief Description of the Program:

The Master of Science in Reading Education develops competencies in the diagnosis and remediation, teaching of reading K - 12, and the administration and supervision of remedial, corrective, developmental, and content area reading programs. The graduate is competent to take leadership in improving reading instruction and preventing reading failure in schools or in clinics. This master’s program is designed to meet the needs of students interested in reading assessment and instruction. This track and the thesis track both lead to state certification.

Courses in the Master's in Reading Education

RED 6314 Instruction in Reading
RED 6336 Content Area Reading
LAE 5415 Children's Literature
LAE 6319 Teaching Language Arts
RED 6546 Diagnosis of Reading Difficulty
RED 6515 Remediation of Reading Difficulty
RED 6747 Research in Reading
RED 6247 Organization and Supervision of Reading Programs
RED 6805 Practicum in Reading


Plus 3 Foundations classes:

EDF 5481Analysis and Application of Ed Research and Measurement
EDF 6608 Social, Philosophical, and Historical Foundations of Education
EDF 6211 Psychological Foundations of Education

Graduation Requirements : Students must have a GPA of 3.0 with no more than 2 grades of C and must have proof of passing the state certification test in reading.

Application Requirements:

• Appropriate undergraduate teacher education program and certification in education, or courses and certification in education.
• Satisfactory scholastic aptitude as determined by the graduate admission standards.
• A 3.0 GPA in the last 60 hours of the undergraduate degree program. (As of the Fall '03 semester, the GRE is no longer required.)

Additional Requirements for International Students:

• Foreign graduate applicants are accepted subject to space and fiscal limitations.
• Must be academically eligible for further study in their own country.
• Must demonstrate proficiency in the English language by presenting a minimum score of 550 or higher paper-based and a minimum score of 213 computer-based on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL).
• Applicants who hold an undergraduate degree from an institution within the United States or other English speaking countries are not required to submit TOEFL.