Providing Language and Literacy Instruction to Enhance Assessment and Data-Based Reading…

Catalog description

Candidates will develop instructional strategies and approaches that are culturally relevant and meet the literacy and language needs of exceptional learners. The course will focus on the identification and use of standards-based and evidence-based methodologies that strengthen the demonstration of respect for diversity in areas of exceptionality and language. Candidates will design effective language and literacy instructional strategies following the science of reading, interventions, and supports that respect individual learning differences and exceptionalities. Candidates will also explore current assessment practices with emphasis on legal and ethical considerations, formal and informal assessment tools, test scores, and technical adequacy. They will gain experience making accommodations, using observational assessment, evaluating teacher-made tests, and selecting appropriate diagnostic measures for determining eligibility and accountability for students with exceptionalities of all ages. The course will focus on the use of assessment data to make informed instructional decisions for reading intervention and respectful communication of assessment results. Field experiences are required. Prerequisite: EDSE-515