Practicum in the Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading and Writing Disabilities

Catalog description

This advanced clinical practicum prepares candidates to conduct comprehensive diagnostic evaluations and to design evidence-based intervention plans for students with reading and written language disabilities, including dyslexia and related learning disorders. Under close faculty supervision, candidates administer, score, analyze, and interpret a range of individually administered diagnostic instruments assessing decoding, fluency, comprehension, spelling, written expression, and the underlying cognitive and linguistic processes that support literacy development. Each candidate evaluates one student in Grades​​ 1–12 referred for reading or writing assessment and produces a professional, integrative case report. The final diagnostic report and parent presentation address referral questions related to differential diagnosis and educational programming, include sample IEP goals and objectives, and offer instructional, environmental, and assistive-technology recommendations for consideration by the student’s educational team.