SED 699 - Reading Theories and Practice

Credits: 3

This course focuses on effective reading instruction, building on teacher knowledge, assessment, effective practice, differentiated instruction and family/home connections. Teachers will learn evidence-based reading strategies to become highly effective reading teachers who understand how to use Response to Intervention (RTI) with all students and students with special needs. Field experiences provide opportunities for teachers to collaborate with public school practitioners to help a struggling reader. Throughout the program, candidates will experience field experiences in diverse settings, a variety of assessments, including the culminating program assessment, the Master’s Action Research Project. Candidates must demonstrate proficiency in identifying and operationalizing a research question; conducting a review of research pertinent to the question; identifying and implementing research strategies; collecting, organizing, analyzing assessment data; and, sharing findings with professional audiences, including SBDM Councils and/or school boards.