Reading Diagnosis

Catalog description

This course is required by all students in the undergraduate Early Childhood, Elementary, and Special Education/Collaborative Teacher Education programs. The purpose of this course is to apply the foundational science of reading methods from previous courses. This course is the final in the 9-12 hour sequence of Science of Reading methods courses for initial certification at the Class B level. Candidates will collect and analyze data on struggling readers and design strategic, targeted skill lessons appropriate to the needs determined by the data assessment. Assessment instruments used are those covered in Language Essentials for Teachers of Reading and Spelling (LETRS) Volumes 1 and 2 or other assessment instruments as determined by the course faculty. This course focuses on the methods/materials and reading and literacy development in elementary grades with an emphasis on diagnostic, remediation, and enrichment strategies along with progress monitoring of reading progress. Literacy components targeted in this course include: Phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension. Lessons created in this course will be applied with a struggling reader in our local school system. To ensure students are provided the best quality instruction in Science of Reading, throughout matriculation of the program, candidates will receive training in this quality research and content to help them prepare for literacy instruction in their future classrooms.