Reading Specialist
The M.Ed. in Reading and Reading Specialist Endorsement will be 100% online starting in Fall 2025 with 8-week courses. Learn evidence-based practices through a critical, collaborative, and holistic approach to literacy, fostering teachers as transformative intellectuals and activists in local and global partnerships as we work in solidarity and are responsive to diverse educational contexts and student learning needs. Learn about the Science of Reading and so much MORE!
Professionals holding a valid Ohio teaching licensure who wish to complete requirements for certification as a reading teacher K-12, which is an endorsement to the teaching certificate or licensure, must complete the following coursework or have completed it in previous undergraduate or graduate study:
Graduate Reading Schedule Cycle
Fall
- Endorsement Courses
- EDRE 671 Content Area Literacy
- EDCH 501 Advanced Children’s Literature
- EDRE 672Theories of Reading
- Electives
- EDCH 326/526 Middle Childhood Literature
Spring
- Endorsement Courses
- EDRE 678 Literacy Assessments
- EDRE 679 Reading Practicum
- Electives
- EDCH 315/515 Adolescent Literature
MEd - Master of Education
Students can pursue a master's degree in reading in addition to the endorsement. Graduate level coursework taken as part of the Reading Endorsement may be used towards the MEd in Reading. The master's degree requires 30 graduate credit hours that include 9 hours of professional foundation courses and reading elective courses to complete the degree.
The master's degree is not a prerequisite for this endorsement.
Application Process
If you are pursuing a Reading Endorsement only, the following documents are required: Xavier graduate application, official copy of college transcripts, and a copy of your teaching license. For candidates pursuing the MEd degree, the MAT or GRE test is required. All materials are sent to the Office of the Graduate School.
*Curriculum is subject to change.
Assessment Requirement for the Reading Endorsement: Ohio Assessments for Educators (OAE) Reading (Subtest I)/038 and OAE Reading (Subtest II)/039 are required for the reading endorsement. For additional information please visit https://www.oh.nesinc.com