Beginning Reading PreK-2 ((3 Credits))

Catalog description

Participants will review New York State Learning Standards and what they mean for early readers and writers; read and interpret research related to literacy instruction and emergent literacy components; explore and implement strategies to improve comprehension, vocabulary, and fluency; integrate literacy and content areas; explore activities and examples of effective instruction for each literacy component; assess the effectiveness of instruction; and, design and integrate writing instruction. Participants will review causes of reading difficulties and discuss both the role of differentiated instruction and RTI (Response to Intervention) to promote student reading success. Participants will learn how to use formative and summative assessment data to design instruction to meet student needs. Participants will investigate ways to use technology to support students’ literacy skills and teacher professional development. Participants will learn how to create a literacy block that supports individual student needs.