Centenary College to Offer a Master of Education Degree in Reading

Hackettstown, N.J. – Centenary College will offer a Master of Education in Reading with a New Jersey Reading Specialist Certification starting this Fall. 

This program is designed to give teachers a deeper understanding of the reading process that considers children of different abilities and diverse backgrounds.  It will assist teachers and instructional leaders in developing a thorough understanding of current literacy theory and practice as it relates to the K-12 reading and writing process. Literacy teachers need the comprehensive background that the program will provide and need to understand and apply research to their instructional practice.

Instruction covered in the Master of Education in Reading at Centenary College will enable the students to meet the state requirements for the New Jersey Reading Specialist Certification while completing a Master of Education.  This certification enables a teacher to provide reading and literacy instruction in Kindergarten through grade 12.

“This program will allow teachers to be well equipped to work with struggling readers in the community,” says Sandra Genduso, Education Department Chair and Associate Professor of Education at Centenary College.  “Through this outreach program, teachers will explore activities, strategies and techniques that are applicable in the classroom and can accommodate the 21st century learner.”

In addition to this graduate program designed for teachers, Centenary College offers master’s degrees in Educational Practice (online), Educational Leadership, Instructional Leadership and Special Education. Centenary also offers a Supervisor Licensure and a Teacher of Students with Disabilities Certification.

For more information, please call Graduate Enrollment at (877) 236-4723.

Founded in 1867 by the Newark Conference of the United Methodist Church, Centenary College’s academic program integrates a solid liberal arts foundation with a strong career orientation. This mix is designed to provide an educational experience that prepares students to succeed in the increasingly global and interdependent world.

Centenary College’s main campus is located in Hackettstown, N.J., with its equestrian facility in Washington Township (Morris County).  The Centenary College School of Professional Studies offers degree programs in three locations: Hackettstown, Parsippany and Edison, and at corporate sites throughout New Jersey.  The School of International Programs recruits international students for study at Centenary and Centenary students for study abroad.

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