Adapting Literacy Lrn Stu W/Spec Needs

Catalog description

This course is required of all students seeking New York state teacher certification in Childhood/Students with Disabilities. This course will offer some of the approaches to the instruction of reading for students with disabilities. Principles of reading development will be explored as a foundation for all students followed by a sequence of instructional techniques for students with disabilities. Assessment and diagnosis of reading will be included. Students will become familiar with current research and practices in the field of reading instruction. A required two-hour per week field experience in a local school will provide the setting to observe and work with students from diverse backgrounds.