EDRD604 Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Difficulties (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): EDRD600  
This course focuses on the concepts and skills needed to identify and successfully remediate reading and written language difficulties in all struggling readers, including those served in Title One and LD programs, English Language Learners with literacy delays, and competent readers who have lost motivation to read and write well. Concepts related to test construction, selection, and administration are explored through a case study approach. Uses of group and individual standardized and informal literacy measurements are featured.

Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:

A. A teacher of reading knows and can apply research, theory, and best practices to teach and foster:
(11) reading widely and independently for learning, understanding, and enjoyment.

B. The teacher of reading understands and can apply:
• best practice in individual and group reading assessment;

• sound principles of analysis and evaluation of individual and group reading assessment data;

• sound principles in assessing, analyzing, and evaluating reading curriculum;

• informed analysis for advising and implementing reading curricular and instructional decisions based on data

• best practice in selection of strategies, materials, and instruction for students with a wide range of reading background and skills ranging from students in need of early intervention or remediation to students with exceptionally advanced reading skills and needs.

C(4) understand, provide, and model instructional strategies to improve student reading across the curriculum;

C(7) develop curriculum, strategies, and materials based on the knowledge that reading is the process of constructing meaning through the interaction of the reader’s existing knowledge, the information suggested by the written language, and the reading context;

C(8) understand and apply instructional and informational technologies and electronic resources to support literacy;