Reading Education
Overview
Gordon College offers Master of Education and Education Specialist degrees, as well as a licensure-only pathway, in reading education. Our dedicated, knowledgeable professors are committed to teaching reading grounded in brain-based, scientific research.
Licensed teachers who wish to earn a reading license or become reading specialists fulfill needed requirements through the reading concentration coursework, which incorporates the latest research in assessing, diagnosing and remediating reading difficulties, and also aids student in becoming certified Orton Gillingham tutors.
Gordon offers a comprehensive course schedule including human development, language acquisition, assessment and diagnosis, sheltering content and instruction, and disciplinary literacy. The professors provide meaningful opportunities in the field for research, reflection, assessment, and instruction while providing the training and the tools for students to provide quality, individualized literacy instruction.
Gordon College is one of two Massachusetts colleges that are accredited through the International Dyslexia Association at the plus level.
| Degree | Master of Education, Education Specialist, Professional Licensure, Licensure-only |
|---|---|
| Program Level | Graduate |
| School | Herschend School of Education |
| Program Format | Online |
Courses
Reading Education Courses
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Degree Options
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Careers
Life after Gordon
What careers can I pursue with a degree in reading education?
- Reading specialist
- Literacy coach
- Classroom teacher
- ESL/ELL teacher
- Curriculum developer
- Educational consultant
Gordon has been a place of incredible learning and growth, fueled by passionate instructors. All of my courses are driven by instructors’ aspirations to prepare us to go into our field and make a lasting difference in the lives of our students and our schools.
Amanda Robinson
Master's of Education
Program Outcomes
- Identify foundational concepts about reading development and reading difficulties that are derived from interdisciplinary research.
- Demonstrate knowledge of diverse profiles of reading difficulty, including dyslexia, very slow reading, and language comprehension problems.
- Demonstrate knowledge of assessment relevant to evidence-based practices with a response-to-intervention (RTI-MTSS) framework.
- Identify Structured Literacy teaching, offering detailed guidance with regard to the nature of effective instruction in each major skill domain (phonological sensitivity and phoneme awareness, phonics and word recognition, reading fluency, vocabulary, listening and reading comprehension, and written expression).
- Model ethical standards for the profession.
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