Program Overview

Barry's Reading MS program meets the demand for highly-qualified teachers of Reading. You will find that our graduate reading courses present evidence-based best practices for teaching and learning strategies. Classes are taught in small settings by full-time professors who represent a broad and deep knowledge of reading education.

Designed for Working Professionals

All courses are offered in the evening. Most courses meet once a week for eight or sixteen weeks. Summer courses meet in a ten or twelve week format.

Most students complete the program in less than two years while continuing to teach.

State-Approved Program

This program is state-approved. This means that, upon completion of the program, you are eligible for the State of Florida Reading Certification. The Florida Sunshine State Standards, Competencies and Skills, as well as the Accomplished Practices, are reflected in the Reading program's content.

What Can I Do With This Degree?

Barry students and graduates achieve recognition and a high degree of success at all levels, K-12, as:

Reading teachers
Reading resource leaders
Reading coaches and team leaders
Reading lab teachers
Reading and language art supervisors
District reading leaders
Corrective and remedial reading experts
Content area literacy experts
Diagnosticians
Response to Intervention (RTI)
Response to Intervention coordinators
Response to Intervention district leaders
Response to Intervention coaches and resource leaders