Documenting the history of the Reading Program offered by the Department of Education at Washburn University, Kansas from its inception in 1937 to 1987, this document contains information related to the undergraduate reading requirements for the completion of the Elementary and Secondary Education Degrees and the graduate requirements for the Master of Education in Reading Degree. The first part provides an overview of the undergraduate reading program and traces the historical development of the undergraduate reading and language arts course offerings. The second part discusses the multicultural components of the undergraduate and graduate reading programs and presents a matrix detailing the specific elements in each course. The third part focuses on the graduate reading program, provides an overview of the program, details the current requirements for a masters degree in reading, and includes descriptions of the graduate program written by Marjorie Colton and by Mary Shoop. The fourth part provides faculty vitae. Appendixes comprise the bulk of the document and detail (1) undergraduate course objectives, (2) undergraduate degree plans, (3) graduate degree plans and graduate course objectives, (4) certification and teacher education regulations, and (5) guidelines for the professional preparation of reading teachers, various evaluation forms, and compliance with specialty guidelines. (JD)