Reading proficiency correlates closely with overall educational achievement, so reading specialists can strongly influence student performance. Oakland University’s Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in Reading and Language Arts offers the training you need to enter this high-impact niche. Designed for certified teachers and other professionals who hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, our CAEP-accredited reading master’s degree provides you with focused expertise and the opportunity to earn a Michigan teaching endorsement. You’ll acquire practical skills you can apply as a classroom teacher or reading specialist, with the ability to promote college readiness and reduce educational inequities.
Reading proficiency correlates closely with overall educational achievement, so reading specialists can strongly influence student performance. Oakland University’s Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) in Reading and Language Arts offers the training you need to enter this high-impact niche. Designed for certified teachers and other professionals who hold a bachelor’s degree or higher, our CAEP-accredited reading master’s degree provides you with focused expertise and the opportunity to earn a Michigan teaching endorsement. You’ll acquire practical skills you can apply as a classroom teacher or reading specialist, with the ability to promote college readiness and reduce educational inequities.
Oakland University is one of Michigan’s leading centers for reading and literacy instruction. We offer the nation’s only reading education graduate course in which each session is taught by a different author or illustrator of literature for school-age readers.
The MAT in reading in language arts primarily serves classroom teachers whose responsibilities include writing and reading instruction. You’ll gain preparation to teach reading effectively in groups of any size, from one-on-one instruction to classes of 40 or more.
Graduates of our reading and language arts master’s program have applied the degree in areas such as:
The teaching master’s degree in reading and language arts requires 32 credits. It includes an introductory course and core courses in teaching writing, literacy assessment, and literacy instruction. You’ll also choose two electives, plus one of the following courses in literature:
To complete the program, you have the option of writing a master’s paper based on original research or applied classroom practice. You may also choose two additional electives in lieu of the research paper.
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