Application Information

Welcome to the Reading Education Program at the University of Kentucky! We are particularly proud that you are interested learning more about this most challenging teaching experience. Students with whom you will be working mature, learn, and explore at different rates, seemingly in different directions during their Reading Experience. As a classroom teacher engaged in working with young people during this time in their life, you will make similar discoveries about better ways to teach, to manage a classroom, to help a child learn. The Master's in Reading degree includes an endorsement in Reading and Writing.

Professor Mary Shake is the Chair of the Reading Education Program faculty.

Professor Mary Shake

NCATE/EPSB Documents

Our Reading Education Program Faculty brings together educators from within the College of Education, faculty from the University community, the Professional Educators from the Bluegrass area, and advanced Reading education students.

Applications are considered once a year (shortly after the 1 February deadline) for the program in Reading Education. You will note that you apply to UK Graduate School and to the Department of Curriculum and Instruction's Reading Program

Program Process Information

The Reading Education Program offers a breadth of classes and a wealth of field experiences. The combination of these classroom and experiential activities result in graduates who are prepared for many of the Reading challenges! Student community activities include the Reading Association.

Program students and faculty communicate by frequent classroom contact, advising sessions and the LISTSERV for Reading Education and by their course LISTSERVs.

The Reading Education Program faculty continuously montior how our program is relevant to the professional challenges so we can adjust our teaching and learning experiences to provide a dynamic preparation for our pre-professional students.

Graduation Information

Graduation for our students is extremely important for our program faculty. Typically our students do very well on this measure of readiness to teach in the Readings.

The Academic Services and Teacher Certification Office announces test dates and information on graduation deadlines.

The web page that shows the certification requirements across the country is frequently visited by people who are graduating.

Reading Alumni

Our alumni teach in schools across the commonwealth and many of the 50 states.

Reading Educators are in great demand across the country; employment opportunities abound!

Reading Resources

The Reading Program at UK also maintains a professional educators' resource center. In addition several LISTSERVs are directed toward the Reading Educator.