Mission
Reading Education
Educational Specialist in Reading Education (Ed.S.):
The program in Reading Education at The University of Georgia has a rich history and tradition of producing reading education leaders and scholars at the local, state, regional, and national levels. Currently with our nationally and internationally recognized full-time faculty and diverse cadre of residential doctoral and advanced-degree students, the department is able to provide challenging, cutting edge program of study to prepare students for responsible positions as school-based leaders, professors, or researchers. As we enter the early years of a new century, the Department is dedicated to rich explorations in areas such as reading and technology; multiculturalism; early, primary, and adolescent reading; gender studies; and inquiry-based issues of learning.
The Ed.S. degree is a 30-hour minimum, post-master’s, sixth-year certification program for educators who have a Masters degree but who wish to go further in their study of literacy. The Ed.S. degree prepares students for PreK-Grade 12 reading education leadership positions and leads to a sixth year certification as a reading specialist by the state of Georgia and any states having similar certification requirements
Admission Guidelines:
master’s GPA of 3.3, Graduate Records Exam (GRE) score of 900 (with 450 minimum in Verbal and Quantitative each) or 48 on Miller Analogies Test (MAT), 3 letters of recommendation, statement of purpose, 2 years teaching experience.
Reading Education--Applications are reviewed when files are complete from September 1 through April 1. (Applications received during the summer will be reviewed after September 1.)
Specialist Handbook
The Reading Education Specialist Handbook
Includes Policies & Procedures, a Checklist, a Worksheet and the Cultural Diversity form. It can be downloaded and viewed with Adobe Acrobat Reader. (Adobe Acrobat Reader is free to download from http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html.
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