MA Reading Specialist at Columbia University

The 36-point MA in Reading Specialist prepares literacy leaders to improve student learning, strengthen instruction and build literacy systems, and meets academic requirements for New York State Initial Certification in Literacy (All Grades). Study is full-time or part-time and campus-based.

Faculty: Teachers College  |  Department: Health Studies and Applied Educational Psychology, Reading Specialist  |  Duration: 36 points  |  Intake: Fall  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Location: New York, NY, United States

What you will study

Preparation at student, classroom, teacher and school/district levels, including data-driven assessment, MTSS design, instructional coaching, professional development facilitation and action research, with a required practicum with children and adolescents.

Career pathways

Classroom teacher with literacy specialization, reading/literacy specialist or interventionist, literacy coach, curriculum developer, program director, educational consultant, director of reading programs, tutor.

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