EDUC 6360 - Literacy Coaching and Assessment Practicum Capstone I 3 s.h.

Emphasis will be on acquiring knowledge about literacy assessment and instruction from research in multiple fields, such as education, linguistics, neuroscience, and other fields, to inform responsive literacy instruction and curriculum development in both code-based skills and meaning-based skills, including phonemic awareness, phonics skills, word identification, vocabulary skills, study strategies and strategies for building comprehension, and constructing meaning, and to implement it in supervised instructional settings. Candidates will learn how to analyze assessment data in order to form individualized instructional goals, including identifying dyslexia, providing appropriate instruction for students experiencing difficulty in acquiring literacy skills, and providing literacy services to students in compensatory or special education programs, and how to coach classroom teachers in the administering, interpreting of these assessments and instruction. Included will be guidance in writing appropriate reports for various audiences. Practicum field component required. A-E Only. Offered Fall and Spring.
Prerequisite(s): Degree graduate student status.