Ph.D. program in Reading Education

Doctoral Program in Reading Education

	The Ph.D. program in Reading Education is designed to prepare future leaders in reading education for implementing a variety of professional roles. Individual programs of study -- with concentrations in research, teaching, and supervision of reading programs -- are developed to meet the needs of each student. Positions held by graduates of the Ph.D. Program in Reading Education include: university and college research and teaching faculty teachers of literacy at early childhood, elementary, middle school, secondary school, and post secondary school levels administrators, advisors, and consultants to literacy programs at state, regional, district, and school levels literacy and educational policy makers at local, state, and national government levels developers of educational materials and curriculum in the public and private sector
What does the program involve? All programs in the College of Education include coursework in research methods. In addition, there are departmental requirements in Curriculum and Instruction. The majority of your graduate study will involve intensive coursework in the field of reading. All programs are planned with the student's career objectives as a priority. Who are the faculty ? We have a nationally and internationally respected faculty in reading and related fields. Academic advisors in our program are: Peter P. Afflerbach, Professor, Ph.D., State University of New York at Albany Marilyn Chambliss, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Stanford University Rose Marie Codling, Lecturer, Ph.D., University of Maryland College Park Mariam Jean Dreher, Professor, Ph.D., University of California, Riverside Elizabeth Marshall, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., The Ohio State University Olivia N. Saracho, Professor, Ph.D., University of Illinois Jennifer Danridge Turner, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., Michigan State University Faculty in associated programs include: Patricia Alexander, Professor, Ph.D., University of Maryland College Park John T. Guthrie, Professor, Ph.D., University of Illinois John O'Flahavan, Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Illinois Rebecca Oxford, Professor, Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Wayne H. Slater, Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Minnesota Linda Valli, Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin, Madison Bruce VanSledright, Professor, Ph.D., Michigan State University Allan Wigfield, Professor, Ph.D., University of Illinois What does the program require ? The Ph.D. program in reading education requires a minimum of 45 graduate semester hours beyond the master's degree. Students are encouraged to take courses outside of the College of Education in such departments as psychology, linguistics, philosophy and speech, as appropriate to their research plans. The program content is continuously evolving as a result of individual faculty research programs in relation to the International Reading Association guidelines and standards. Program requirements are listed below. EDCI Department Core: (minimum 15 credits) Research (minimum 6 credits) Recommended: EDCI 684 and EDMS 646 Teaching and Learning (minimum 6 credits) Recommended: EDCI 780 Also acceptable: courses outside the specialty area such as EDCI 673 (Assessing, Diagnosing and Teaching Writing), EDCI 764 (writing Across the Curriculum) and EDCI 732 (Psycholinguistic Theory in Second Language Acquisition) in consultation with faculty advisor. Diversity (minimum 3 credits) Recommended: EDCI 776 (Urban Education) If approved by the Graduate Committee, other courses in diversity in this and other departments. Specialty and Advanced Research Courses (minimum 15 credits) Required Specialty (minimum 12 credits) EDCI 769a Theory and Research in Reading EDCI 769b Theory and Research in Reading EDCI 860 Theory and Research in Reading EDCI 861 Research Methods in Reading Advanced Research EDMS 651 or EDCI 692 Electives (minimum 15 credits) Other courses in the specialty such as : EDCI 660 Diagnostic Reading Instruction EDCI 660 Content Area Reading EDCI 663 Issues in Reading Education EDCI 666 Leadership in School-wide Reading Programs EDCI 664 Clinical Assessment in Reading EDCI 665 Clinical Instruction in Reading EDCI 761 Advanced Clinical Practices in Reading Assessment EDCI 762 Advanced Clinical Practices in Reading Instruction Also acceptable: courses outside the specialty area such as EDCI writing courses, EDCI TESOL courses in consultation with faculty advisor. Dissertation Research (minimum 12 credits of EDCI 899 for PhD) Comprehensive Portfolio: Portfolio Requirements What are the admissions criteria? (Click here for graduate school admission requirements) What are the admissions procedures ? Requirements for admission include the following: graduate and undergraduate transcripts for all institutions attended three letters of recommendation scores from the Graduate Record Exam statement of goals, interests and experiences Although not required, Reading Center faculty highly recommend that you submit a writing sample with your application. Applications are available on -line by visiting the Graduate School website.

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