ESU Online Master’s Degree in Reading Education
About the Program
The Reading Department faculty members — Dr. Shawn Watkins, and Dr. Andrew Gavalis
-- are highly knowledgeable about every aspect of literacy and structure all classes
and experiences to help candidates:
- Effectively teach literacy to Pre-K – 12 students, empowering them to achieve the
Common Core College and Career Readiness Standards.
- Meet professional goals through current theoretical and practical experiences
- Deepen their knowledge of reading, develop leadership skills in literacy education,
and use research-based strategies to teach readers Pre-K - 12
- Attain a Pennsylvania Reading Specialist Certificate
- Be the best teachers of reading and writing they can be!
Highlights of the program include
- A focus on literacy acquisition and development, assessment, and instruction of students
with diverse learning and literacy needs.
- Use of a variety of assessments and teaching ideas to engage in effective, evidence-based
instruction.
key strategies that enable them to create a literate environment that fosters reading,
writing, speaking, listening, and viewing.
- Totally online program includes synchronous and asynchronous interactions. Candidates
to learn from home, engage directly with faculty during classes, and work at their
convenience when engaging in related activities.
- Collaboration with colleagues across the state and region.
- Meeting the requirements of the International Literacy Association’s Standards for
the Preparation of Literacy Professionals (2017).
- Coursework needed to attain the Pennsylvania Reading Specialist Certification (Out-of-state
graduates can check with their state's Department of Education to discern requirements
for similar certificates/endorsements).
Candidates can complete the CAEP-approved, 36-credit online M.Ed. in Reading in one
year or over multiple years.
