IDENTIFYING DYSLEXIA AND OTHER READING DIFFICULTIES

Catalog description

This course is intended to assist educators as reflective decision makers in the improvement of their skills in the assessment and diagnosis of reading difficulties of their students. A major emphasis of the course is the investigation of diagnostic procedures, including formal and informal methods. Administration and interpretation of tests and use of results for planning instruction are emphasized. Candidates work in the clinical setting as clinicians and as reading/literacy specialists by evaluating 1st-12th grade students. This course is a requirement for the Dyslexia endorsement and the MS in Literacy with Dyslexia Endorsement. Note: A program prerequisite to the class for the MSE in Literacy with Dyslexia Endorsement is completion of either a state approved Reading Proficiency Pathway or UCA's approved pathway (ELSE 6348, ELSE 6349, and state assessment).