Candidates will become proactive instructional leaders and literacy advocates of students at all levels of literacy development.

MEd in Reading/Language Arts with Reading Specialist Certification (36 hours)

This degree is designed for both teacher practitioners who want to strengthen their understanding of literacy for application in their classrooms and teachers who are interested in obtaining a Texas Reading Specialist Certification. Candidates for the Reading Specialist Certification must have a valid elementary or secondary teaching certificate along with two years of successful teaching experience before taking the Reading Specialist Exam.