[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2013-2014 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

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[ARCHIVED CATALOG] 2013-2014 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EDU 458 - Assessing and Differentiating Reading Instruction

3 Credits

Prerequisite(s): EDU 344 - Practicum I in Middle/Secondary Schools EDU 345 - Seminar: Becoming a Professional EDU 450/455 - Practicum II Middle/Secondary School Practicum and Seminar EDU 451 - English/Language Arts Methods in the Middle and Secondary School OR EDU 452 - Mathematics Methods in the Middle and Secondary School OR EDU 453 - Science Methods in the Middle and Secondary School OR EDU 454 - Social Studies Methods in the Middle and Secondary School
Corequisite(s): EDU 470/471 - Practicum III in Middle/Secondary Schools EDU 425 - Educational Management and Organization EDU 436 - Teaching Writing Across the Curriculum or instructor's permission
This course provides the Middle Grades major the opportunity to administer and interpret data to differentiate instruction based on assessments of student learning needs. The pre-service teacher will use a variety of assessment tools to monitor student progress and use data-informed analysis to design lessons to enhance 5-9 students’ reading ability. They will identify characteristics of struggling and successful readers, as well as students who are English Language Learners. Pre-service teachers will incorporate the use of various strategies in the design of lessons. Special strategies and use of resources for English language learners are infused throughout. Field experiences required.