M.A. in Education
Option in Reading
Division of Curriculum and Instruction
CSULA, Charter
College of Education
The Master of Arts in Education, Option in Reading, is for K-12 classroom teachers who wish to further their expertise in the teaching of K-12 Reading and Language Arts. This program fulfills the requirements of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education, as well as the International Reading Association's Guidelines for Reading Specialists. Completing a Master of Arts Degree automatically moves public school classroom teachers to the next step on their salary schedule. With this MA degree, graduates are also qualified to teach reading classes at the community college level. THIS MA PROGRAM IS CLOSELY LINKED TO THE READING AND LANGUAGE ARTS SPECIALIST CREDENTIAL AND THE CALIFORNIA READING CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS. WITH CAREFUL PLANNING, STUDENTS CAN EARN ALL THREE CONCURRENTLY. (SEE GRADUATE READING PROGRAM ADVISOR FOR MORE INFORMATION).
As graduates of THE Master of Arts in Education, Option in (K-12) Reading PROGRAM, one may find work as:
- Reading teachers at the K-12 COMMUNITY COLLEGE level
- Reading and Language Arts Specialists in public and private schools
- Developers of Reading and Language Arts curriculum
- Reading and Language Arts Specialists at the County Office of Education and/or the School District Office
- Educators within informal non-academic environments such as museums, zoos, aquaria, and tutoring clinics.
- Providers of professional development and in-service workshops in Reading and Language Arts.
- Authors of Reading and Language Arts textbooks
- Reading and Language Arts consultants for publishing companies.
Program Outcomes
Students will:
- Develop an understanding of current issues, practices and directions in Reading and Language Arts curriculum and the ability to inquire into these.
- Develop knowledge and skills in educational research.
- Develop analysis and reflection skills FOR written and oral communication.
- Identify and analyze topics of importance in current educational conversations and debates for critical issues related to Reading and Language Arts.
- Increase their confidence to teach Reading and Language Arts.
- Deepen their commitment to their students and their students’ learning of Reading, WRITING, LISTENING AND SPEAKING and Language Arts.
- Increase their confidence to teach Reading and Language Arts.
- Improve their ability to manage and assess their students’ Reading and Language Arts. learning.
- Augment their capacity to think reflectively about their teaching of Reading and Language Arts.
- Increase their capacity to become an agent of change in the field of Reading and Language Arts education.
Program Faculty:
As a part of the Option in (K-12) Reading students receive individual advisement and instruction from expert faculty members who combine extensive classroom-teaching experience, research, and pre-service and in-service teacher development in the area of Reading and Language Arts. For more information regarding THE MASTER OF ARTS DEGREE: (K-12) Reading Option, contact any EITHER of the program coordinators below:
Dr. Darlene Michener
http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/dmichen
dmichen@calstatela.edu
Dr. Sharon Ulanoff
http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/sulanof
sulanof@calstatela.edu
Application to the Program
Click HERE
to find out how to apply to the program.
Program Description
Click on the 
Program Plan
to learn what types of classes you’ll be taking as part of the Master of Arts in Education: Option (K-12) Reading.
Scholarship Information
http://www.calstatela.edu/academic/ccoe/scholarships.htm