Syst Intrv/Students w/Rdg Diff

Catalog description

In EDUC 519, we will focus on assessment and intervention with children experiencing literacy difficulties for various reasons. In this course, candidates will use the principles of UDL to design and differentiate curriculum and assessments to build the literacy skills for all learners, including students with mild disabilities, high abilities, twice exceptional, and multilingual learners. Special emphasis will be placed on dyslexia/dysgraphia, language-based disabilities, ELLs, and other common neuro-divergences in the elementary literacy classroom (e.g., autism, ADHD, behavioral difficulties). Students will focus on science of reading-aligned instructional approaches in combination with student motivation, choice, and voice. Emphasis will be placed on high-quality teacher-child relationships and positive perceptions of all children in order to individualize and differentiate.