Reading Specialist (MA)

The Reading Specialist MAMEd is designed for practicing educators who are preparing to assume leadership roles in school systems. With a deep understanding of diverse student needs and the nature of reading difficulties, you’ll shape and promote schoolwide reading policies, provide staff with professional development, and improve curricula and programs at the school and district levels. If you are already a licensed teacher, you also have the option to add a Reading Specialist endorsement to your Illinois Teaching License (PEL). The program can be completed in two to three years. Courses take place on DePaul’s Lincoln Park Campus.

DePaul offers three program options for educators who wish to specialize in reading instruction: a Reading Specialist master's degree, a Reading Specialist K-12 Endorsement, and a Reading Teacher endorsement. To be eligible to enroll in any of these programs, students must hold a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and state teaching licensure. In addition, applicants to the Reading Specialist master's degree program must have at least one year of full-time teaching experience.