The Reading Master’s degree is designed for pre-K through grade 12 educators who want to learn more about the practical and theoretical aspects of reading and literacy education. People enrolled in the program gain a thorough understanding of the reading process, how children learn to read, how to work with struggling readers, and how bilingual/ESL issues affect learning to read.

Students in the program:

• become more knowledgeable, confident, and competent teachers of reading.
• explore literacy questions that directly relate to their teaching.
• become literacy leaders in their schools, districts, and communities.
• make connections with reading teachers from across the Rio Grande Valley.

The program will begin a new cohort each fall and spring semester.

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Students will be able to comprehend and critically analyze research and theory related to the reading process and how children and adolescents develop literacy.
2. Students will be able to assess the literacy development of children and adolescents, including struggling readers and English Language Learners.
3. Students will be able to design appropriate literacy instruction for children and adolescents, including struggling readers and English Language Learners.


Option Three Students Only:
4. Students seeking certification as a Reading Specialist will be able to provide appropriate literacy related professional development and leadership for all stakeholders of a school/district.