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We encourage students to apply for scholarships and grants through the Niner Scholarship Portal. There are two grants we encourage applicants and students to check out. The TEACH Grant is a federal grant designed to encourage highly qualified teachers to serve in low-income schools in high-need fields. It requires a service agreement with the potential […]

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M.Ed. in Reading Education Course Sequence The master’s program is a two-year program for most students taking two courses per Fall and Spring term and three courses taking in two summer terms. The current course of study for students depends on what semester they start. See our Fall-Summer start sequence document for the classes students […]

Here’s what graduates have said about the Graduate Reading programs and its impact on their work as educators: The program has better equipped me as a current literacy teacher and a future literacy leader. It has provided me with the opportunity to reflect on my own teaching practices and also practice first-hand new literacy research […]

Students applying for admission to the Advanced Literacy Instruction and Intervention AND the M.Ed. in Reading Education programs must have: A bachelor’s degree, or its equivalent, from a regionally accredited college or university Students who hold a bachelor’s degree are expected to have a GPA of at least 3.00 (based on a 4.0 scale) on […]

Our undergraduate programs like the Minor in Reading Education are in-person and the majority of courses are face-to-face. The M.Ed. in Reading and the Advanced Literacy Instruction & Intervention Certificate are both fully online. Courses are delivered in the Canvas learning management system with some instructors also using video meetings through platforms like Zoom. Early […]

Applicants to the M.Ed. and ALII Certificate programs must have a bachelor’s degree from a regionally-accredited university. Candidates are not required to have teaching experience, although teaching or work with K-12 students in literacy in our out of schools is highly recommended.

Successful completion of the minor, along with a passing score on the Praxis 5206 exam, will lead to a recommendation for a North Carolina add-on K-12 license in Reading. The M.Ed. in Reading Education program qualifies graduates who hold a North Carolina professional educator’s license for an Advanced North Carolina K-12 Reading Education license at […]

The Minor in Reading Education program is designed for students already seeking initial licensure in another content area who wish to gain expertise in reading methods in the K-12 public school setting. The minor provides additional expertise in reading and literacy adding to the employablity of our graduates. Many of the graduates with the M.Ed. […]