Reading Education

(Available at our Hampton Roads, Northern Virginia, Richmond, Roanoke, and University Centers

The Education Specialist Degree in Reading Education is a post-graduate terminal degree designed for the working professional with a master’s degree who wants to add the reading specialist endorsement to his/her teaching license.  The program is a Curry School of Education degree with courses offered throughout Virginia at our regional centers. Application and admission to the Curry School is required for this endorsement.  

The program requires students to complete a minimum of 30 credit hours. Upon completion of the coursework, a comprehensive exam is required. The program takes approximately three years to complete on a part-time basis, taking two courses during the academic year and two courses during the summer.  Several of the courses are offered online.

The program meets the requirements for state endorsement as a K-12 reading specialist.

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Required Courses (8)

EDIS 5730

Diagnosis and Remediation I: Grades Pre-K Through 2nd

EDIS 5740

Diagnosis and Remediation II: Grades 3-12

EDIS 7700

Foundations of Reading Instruction

EDIS 7710

Reading in the Content Areas

EDIS 7720

Word Study: Language Structures, and Phonics

EDIS 7730

Practicum in Reading Diagnosis (Diagnosis II)

EDIS 7740

Practicum in Remedial Reading

EDIS 7750

Effective Reading Programs

Cognates (2)

EDIS 5500

Children's Literature in the Classroom

EDLF 7160

Life Span Development

or

EDLF 7200

Child Growth and Development

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Program Contacts

Hampton Roads Center
Susan Thacker-Gwaltney
Email:  sft2s@virginia.edu  
Telephone: 757-552-1890 ext 311 / 1-866-257-8505

McGuffey/Tempo Reading Program
Ottilie Austin
Email:  aof2b@virginia.edu  
Telephone: 434-924-6338 / 1-877-280-6235

Northern Virginia Center
Carrie Simkin
Email:  crn3t@virginia.edu  
Telephone: 703-536-1116 / 1-800-678-4882

Richmond Center
Julie Gray
Email:  jjj7e@virginia.edu  
Telephone: 804-662-7464 / 1-800-323-4882

Roanoke Center
Jeradi Cohen
Email:  jah5r@Virginia.edu  
Telephone: 540-767-6200 / 1-800-882-6753

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