ED518

This course addresses the significant theories, approaches, instructional practices, and programs for developing reading skills and reading comprehension in children and adolescents with and without disabilities. It includes a study of the phonemic awareness, phonics, principals, and instructional practices through the reading/writing processes, the development of reading/writing skills, and the transition to content area texts. Diagnosis and assessment of reading skills, including formal and informal reading assessment instruments, will be examined. Emphasis will be on differentiated instruction to meet the needs of diverse learners. A field-based experience is required.

Graduate

School of Arts and Sciences