Topics vary depending on student and instructor interests. A laboratory course focusing on diagnosis of children's reading and language arts disabilities. Students develop, administer interpret, and score formal and informal tests, write case reports, and analyze of reading and language arts problems. Must sign up with Reading Department secretary one semester prior to registration and have completed 20-24 credits. A laboratory course focusing on instructional strategies for teaching reading and language arts to children with reading difficulties.
Students work directly with children.
Students plan and conduct developmental, remedial and corrective instruction under supervision of the instructor. Teachers observe, record, analyze, and modify the reading and writing behavior of children. Teachers develop understandings of the theoretical underpinnings of reading acquisition. May be repeated for a maximum of 10 credits. A written research or project proposal must be prepared and approved by a faculty adviser before work is initiated.