Online Master of Education Degree in Reading and Literacy

Reading and literacy has become a specialized field and the demand for certified Reading Specialists continues to increase. Benedictine University's Master of Education online Reading and Literacy concentration is a fully accredited program designed for current and future educators.

Our Master of Education online degree seeks to nurture an understanding of teachers as researchers who use both formal and informal inquiries to answer both theoretical and practical questions. In this progressive program, you will learn how to design an instructional curriculum that develops and assesses a student's literacy capability, regardless of whether the student is a native speaker.

Earn a Respected Master of Education Online from Benedictine University

 As a student enrolled in our 33 credit-hour Master of Education online degree, you will explore the value of reading, writing, and technology as tools for student learning. In addition, you will explore the many facets of performance-based assessment as a primary avenue for understanding complex behavior.

View the Master of Education online Reading and Literacy curriculum.

Our Master of Education degree is earned entirely online. Graduates of our online program earn the same respected degree as our traditional, on-campus students.

Based on the Illinois Content Standards for a Reading Specialist, the degree may lead to a Type 10, K-12 certificate. The reading specialist endorsement is valid not only for teaching reading to students but also for providing technical assistance and/or professional development to other teachers.

While this program is designed to prepare students for the State of Illinois Reading Specialist licensure exam, the program is also designed to provide you a comprehensive academic foundation in Reading and Literacy. The degree has the curriculum components to support licensure in many other states.

Please call us at (866) 295-3104 to learn more or contact the Department of Education in your state.

Build a Conceptual Framework in Reading and Literacy

 Graduates of Benedictine University's Master of Education online program demonstrate knowledge, understanding, and competencies related to:

  • Helping students develop lifelong reading habits
  • Promoting literacy in a technologically oriented society
  • Developing literacy programs in classrooms and schools
  • Implementing various approaches to reading and whole-language instruction
  • Individualizing instruction in classroom and clinical settings
  • Measuring and evaluating all aspects of literacy development
  • Involving parents and community in development of literacy
  • Designing and implementing staff development for improvement of literacy in school settings
  • Fulfilling various roles required of the diagnostic-remedial reading specialist
  • Analyzing and using published reading research results
  • Recognizing the "teacher as researcher" perspective
  • Participating in relevant professional organizations
  • Administering a literacy development program
  • Keeping abreast of the latest research findings

Why Earn Your Master of Education Online at Benedictine?

  • Access your coursework anywhere via convenient, online courses supported by outstanding 24x7 technical support
  • Collaborate with classmates throughout the country through online discussion forums and virtual meetings
  • Have frequent access to professors through online discussion boards, online chat and virtual office hours
  • Earn the same highly respected Benedictine University degree credential as students who attend the Lisle campus
  • U.S. News & World Report consistently lists Benedictine among the top colleges and universities in the nation. The University was recognized in 2011 as eighth in Illinois for highest average freshman retention rate and sixth in Illinois for racial diversity by U.S. News & World Report.