Assessment in Remedial Reading.

Catalog description

The purpose of this course will be to examine a variety of assessment tools used to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of individual students experiencing difficulty with reading. Both formal and informal tools will be discussed. Students will administer, score, and interpret the results of the assessment instruments in light of relevant research in reading education. Prerequisites: Level I Admission to Teacher Education, EDU 335 and EDUC 336 or concurrent enrollment. Graduate credit requirements are described in the course syllabus. Because this class is taken at the 500 level, it is a graduate course and expectations for student performance are at an advanced level. Evaluation of course requirements is more rigorous than at the lower division section of this course.