Philosophical and theoretical questions regarding reading curriculum are addressed. Students will gain understanding of trends. They will also study the evaluation on research regarding effective curriculum. Also, political, social, economic, and psychological implications of reading assessment are explored. An advanced seminar in which several major topics, for example, text structure and text processing are studied intensively.
Emphasis is on analysis, synthesis, and interpretation of original research.
Experiences pull together the various threads of the reading supervisory program. A flexible curriculum oriented to special research topics of interest to faculty or current issues of concern to educators. Focused on areas within programs.