Master of Science
Reading (K-12)

Faculty Contacts

Dr. Don Langrehr

Dr. Jennifer Jones

Dr. Elizabeth Dore 

Introduction

Radford University's Master of Science in Reading focuses on practical and remedial skills for reading specialists.  It prepares students for advanced graduate study in Reading and related fields and for other positions where knowledge of reading is important, such as consulting for companies that publish reading materials. 
        The program is a carefully sequenced blend of courses designed to provide the skills and knowledge necessary to become a confident, thoughtful and skilled reading specialist.  A state approved program established in 1973, this curriculum follows the guidelines of the International Reading Association. 
        This program offers flexible course scheduling for students who are full-time teachers.  In addition, the program is structured so that the three years of experience required for state endorsement will be achieved by the time beginning teachers finish the program (based on completion of three hours during both fall/spring semesters and six hours during summer session. 

Admission Requirements 

  • Minimum overall 2.75 GPA required
  • Two letters of reference
  • Official transcripts of past course work
  • Official scores from Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or Miller Analogies Test (MAT)

 
Program Requirements 

  • 33 semester hours of graduate courses including a six-hour reading practicum
  • Comprehensive written exam during the last three weeks of the practicum
  • Three years of successful teaching experience in which reading education was an important responsibility
  • Demonstrate proficiency in written English prior to completion of 12 semester hours of course work

  Advising and Teaching 

  • The faculty are committed to excellence in teaching, which includes careful individualized advising and personalized instruction through selection of projects and experience.


Required Courses (33 hours) 
  (All courses listed are three credit hours, except practicum is six credit hours)

EDRD 688   Advanced Study in Reading Skills 
EDRD 692   Reading Diagnosis: Testing, Prescription and Remediation
EDRD 695   Alternative Approaches to Reading
EDRD 630   Teaching Reading in the Content Field
EDRD 641   Classroom Development and Remediation of Language Skills 
EDSP 669   Diagnostic Educational Procedures for Exceptional
                       Individuals
EDRD 624   Administration and Supervision of Reading Programs
EDEF 606    Educational Research
EDRD 697   Practicum: Diagnostic and Remedial Techniques in Reading

In consultation with their advisor, students may choose one three-hour elective such as:

EDSP 670   Strategies for Managing Emotionally Disturbed Children 
PSYC 671   Theories of Personality 
ENGL 525   The Study of Adolescent Literature 
ENGL 547   Appalachian Literature 
ENGL 648   Studies in Oral and Written Literature of Appalachia