Master of Sciences in Reading
There are more than 25 million illiterate adults in the United States today. Gwynedd-Mercy College seeks to address this problem through two strategic goals:
- Preventive goal: Improve the instruction of reading at the elementary and secondary levels, thereby increasing the literacy level of those participating in basic education.
- Corrective goal: Promote an understanding of the reading process and instructional techniques appropriate for those working to correct reading deficits and remediate reading disabilities in the school-age population as well as for educators seeking to eliminate illiteracy among the adult population.
There are three options available in the Reading program: Master of Science in Reading, Master of Science in Reading with a Reading Specialist Certification, and Reading Specialist Certification. The body of research literature on reading is enormous. This program provides a forum for systematically studying the cutting edge of this literature and discovering its application to practice. The program offers various options in order to accommodate different academic and career goals.
Regular and Fast Track programs are available. Fast Track programs are given at several off-campus locations.
Program Director: Mary Carroll, ext. 150
Master of Science - Fast Track with Reading Specialist Certification
Program Overview:
The Fast Track Master in Science in Reading with Certification is composed of 12 courses with each course lasting 7 weeks in duration. The program is currently being held at locations off campus. This program is run in a cohort model which allows the student to go through the program with the same group of students (teachers). The program is designed so that students build good working and learning relationships with each other and learn more in a more productive environment. It has been a very successful model.
Graduate Office: (215) 646-7300, ext. 274
Program Director: Lucille F. Candeloro, EdD
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1, 2006
Required Texts for Fast-Track Reading
All students should go to the GMC web page, under Current Students select bookstore. Put in required information, state, school etc. When you select your cohort your required textbooks will be indicated. You can purchase your textbook from the campus bookstore via this method.
**Please note that these texts are subject to publisher's availability and changes in core curriculum within the Educational Administration program. Any changes to the above list will be provided within adequate time for substitutions.
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