EDRD605 Clinical Language and Reading Practicum (3 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): EDRD604  
After assessing the literacy skills and needs of three students–one each at elementary, middle, and high school levels–candidates for the licensure design and carry out individualized intervention programs. The course includes 45 hours of student contact, three class sessions, and weekly online participation via Blackboard.

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

B. A teacher of reading must be able to use a wide range of instructional practices, approaches, methods, and curriculum materials to support reading instruction:
(8) Demonstrate competency through a variety of clinical experiences with elementary, middle, and high school students.
C. A teacher of reading must be able to use a variety of assessment tools and practices to plan and evaluate effective reading instruction:
(1) understand the principles surrounding a wide variety of instruments, their purposes, strengths, and limitations;
(2) select appropriate tools for specific situations that includes assessment for diagnosis and progress monitoring;
(3) demonstrate expertise in the administration and interpretation of a wide variety of measures that track student progress by individual, class, cohort, and school;
(4) demonstrate expertise in using assessment information to plan differentiated classroom instruction for students, including those at different cognitive and developmental stages, and those from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds;
(5) use assessment data to develop interventions that address specific student needs;
(6) select materials, identify appropriate instructional strategies, and allocate resources needed to implement interventions and remediations; and
(7) communicate results of assessments to students, parents, caregivers, colleagues, and administrators.