Reading Education
“Reading is essential to success in our society.”
(Snow, Burns, & Griffin, 1998)“Reading is the number one priority, and reading has been declared a critical teacher shortage area.”
(Florida Department of Education)
The main emphasis of the graduate program in Reading Education is to prepare exemplary researchers, teachers, and teacher educators who are committed to improving literacy education for PreK-16 students. The program is housed in the School of Teaching & Learning within the College of Education at UF.
Academic Programs
The Reading Education program offers diverse, rigorous, and coherent sequences of coursework, as well as related experiences, that lead to reading endorsement, reading certification, Master’s of Education (M.Ed.) in reading, and advanced degrees (Ed.S., Ed.D., Ph.D.) in Curriculum & Instruction with an emphasis on reading. Our past graduates have found careers in colleges and universities, PreK-12 schools, state departments of education, and other education-related agencies.
- Online Masters in Reading with an Emphasis on Language and Literacy
- Reading Endorsement for Florida Certified Teachers
- Reading Endorsement for Unified Elementary ProTeach Students
- Florida K-12 Reading Certification
- Florida K-12 Reading Certification for UF Unified Elementary ProTeach Students
- Master’s of Education in Reading
- Reading and Literacy Ed.S.
- Reading and Literacy Ed.D. and Ph.D.
To learn more about the Reading & Literacy Education program, please contact
| Reading Program Coordinator | STL Graduate Program Coordinator |
| Dr. Zhihui Fang 2403 Norman Hall P.O.Box 117048 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-7048 Telephone: (352) 273-4231 Fax: (352) 392-9193 zfang@coe.ufl.edu |
Dr. Sevan Terzian 2403 Norman Hall P.O. Box 117048 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-7048 Telephone: (352) 273-4216 Fax: (352) 392-9193 sterzian@coe.ufl.edu |
| STL Graduate Admissions & Records Secretaries | COE Office of Graduate Studies |
| Mrs. Kay Curcio & Ms. Allison Pipkin 2403 Norman Hall P.O. Box 117048 University of Florida Gainesville, FL 32611-7048 Telephone: (352) 273-4219 Fax: (352) 392-9193 kcurcio@coe.ufl.edu apipkin@coe.ufl.edu |
Dr. Thomasenia Adams P.O. Box 117040 University of Florida 32611-7040tla@coe.ufl.edu |
