Master of Arts in Education in Reading

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Master of Arts in Education in Reading
Meet your students’ literacy needs • Start your master’s degree • Earn CEUs for your license renewal
Master of Arts
in Education in Reading
Become a Reading Specialist
Benefits to becoming
a reading specialist!
• Increased financial compensation!
• Flexible professional opportunities.
• Meet your students’ needs so they become
successful, life-long readers and learners.
Princeton Review
rated UNCP as one of best colleges in the Southeast and a best value nationally!
A Master of Arts in Education in Reading is personal and cost effective.
The program blends online learning experiences with face-to-face classes, creating a high quality learning experience that can’t
be matched by a totally online-only program! Being an accredited University with an outstanding faculty, we’ve built the learning
environment around YOU; to help you meet your goals and maximize your professional growth. UNC Pembroke is the one of
the best educational values in the UNC system and is less costly than most online programs.
Admission Requirements :
• Bachelor’s degree
• Current “A”/Standard Professional teacher licensure
and one year of teaching experience
• Minimum GPA of 3.0 in major or 2.5 overall
• Competitive MAT or GRE scores
• Transcripts of all academic course work
• Application form and fee
• Three professional references: one of a current
administrator/supervisor who is familiar with
your teaching/career goals
Accreditation
The Master of Arts in Education – Reading Education Program is fully
accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
(NCATE), the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI),
and the Southern Association of College and Schools (SACS). All of the
M.A.Ed. programs at UNCP are revised to meet the Master’s Advanced
Competencies of the NC Department of Public Instruction and the
UNC Board of Governors.
Funding For Graduate School
Worried about paying for it? Who isn’t! But there’s good news!
Contact UNCP’s Financial Aid Office at: www.uncp.edu/fa/.
Funding is available for the M.A.Ed. in Reading Education Program
through the Teacher Education Assistance for College and Higher Education
(TEACH) Grant (https://teach-ats.ed.gov/ats/index.action)!
To apply or obtain additional information, visit our website at: www.uncp.edu/soe/graduate/reading.htm
The
Reading
Education
Program
Whatever your professional goals, we can help design the schedule that fits your needs.
Graduate
Reading
Faculty
Dr. Heather Kimberly Dial Sellers
Director Graduate Programs, Reading Education
Associate Professor
School of Education
(910) 521-6636
heather.sellers@uncp.edu
Dr. Betty Wells Brown
Professor, Reading Education
School of Education
(910) 521-6856
betty.brown@uncp.edu
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Graduate Reading Education Program
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
School of Education
P.O. Box 1510
Pembroke, NC 28372-1510
What Can I Do with a
Master’s degree in Reading Education?
A Reading Specialist may serve as
• a literacy education resource for teaching peers
• a resource for school administrators, parents, and communities
• a reading Coach
• a teacher for remedial or developmental reading
• a teacher at the community college level
A Reading Specialist may be responsible for
• leadership roles directing literacy programs
• diagnosis of reading difficulties with students
• designing and implementing effective literacy strategies to assist students and teachers
Apply through the
Graduate Office
or apply online at
www.uncp.edu/grad
School of Graduate Studies
PO Box 1510
Pembroke, NC 28372
Phone: 910.521.6271
Fax: 910.521.6751
Email: grad@uncp.edu
Location: Lindsay Hall, Room 124

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