Strong literacy skills are essential building blocks for students to succeed in school, and in all aspects of their lives. For a student who can read well, the possibilities are endless! If you want to become a master teacher of reading and help students develop this critical foundation, the UNC Charlotte Master of Education in Reading Education and the Advanced Literacy Instruction & Intervention Certificate Program (ALII) equip graduates with research-based methods to be highly effective teachers.
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M.Ed. in Reading Education
The M.Ed. in Reading Education is a 33 credit-hour online program that prepares literacy leaders and qualifies most graduates who hold a North Carolina professional educator's license for an advanced North Carolina K-12 Reading Education license at the master's level. The program is designed for classroom teachers, aspiring literacy specialists and others whose work involves literacy education who are interested in improving instructional programs and practices that promote literacy among all learners. Students can enroll and begin in any full term: Spring, Summer or Fall. See our Fall-Spring-Summer start sequence document for the classes students typically take depending on when they begin the program.
Current coursework includes:
READ 6474 Collaborative Leadership in Literacy Education (capstone course)
Advanced Literacy Instruction & Intervention Certificate Program
For teachers and other educational professionals seeking to advance their skills to meet the reading and litearcy needs of individuals and groups of students, the 12-hour Advanced Literacy Instruction & Intervention Certificate Program (ALII) is a great option! The ALII certificate prepares graduates to use of data to develop reading and writing instruction for all students but especially for striving readers and English Language Learners. Students can enroll and begin in any full term: Spring, Summer or Fall. The program:
Prepares students to use of data to inform reading and writing instruction
Create interventions for striving readers and English Language Learners
Allows students to move on to the M.Ed. in Reading if they choose to continue
Students in the certificate program take four courses. Students choose either READ 6250 or READ 6255 and three other READ courses: ​
Early Entry to the M.Ed. in Reading Education for Undergraduates
We also have an Early Entry program for undergraduate education majors at UNC Charlotte who want to earn up to 12 hours towards the M.Ed. in Reading Education as part of their undergraduate coursework. Students can enroll and begin in any full term: Spring, Summer or Fall.
Why choose a UNC Charlotte Graduate Reading Education programs?
Provides K-12 teachers with skills in using data and current research on literacy to design and implement classroom literacy instruction and interventions. Our students can apply experiential requirements in their own school or classroom or community contexts, so they can apply research-based strategies in a real-world setting without having to leave their work responsibilities.
The coursework is totally online, which allows our students flexibility and convenience in scheduling their studies and projects around their work and other commitments. No testing (MAT and GRE) required. Students can enroll and begin both the ALII & the M.Ed. in Reading any full term: Spring, Summer or Fall.
Our faculty are nationally recognized, award-winning experts in the field. They have been recognized for their scholarship, excellence in teaching, community engagement and for their efforts to promote literacy at the local and national levels.
Our program aligns with the standards of the International Literacy Association (ILA) and is accredited by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
Fill out our Graduate Reading Program interest form or contact Bruce Taylor, Graduate Reading Program Director, at bruce.taylor@uncc.edu