PRACTICUM IN STRUCTURED LITERACY

Catalog description

This supervised practicum experience meets professional standards (i.e., IDA, CEDS/CEC) for educational personnel in the area of assessment and instruction/intervention for individuals with dyslexia and reading based learning disabilities. Participants integrate learning from certificate courses in a semester long practicum experience intervening with students with dyslexia and language based learning disabilities. Participants will administer diagnostic formal and informal assessment to identify instructional needs, plan instruction/intervention, implement 16 weeks of intervention, progress monitor, and prepare a final portfolio case study. Practicum placements must be approved by department.