Intervention & Assessment in Literacy For the Secondary Learner

This course focuses on a comprehensive approach to the teaching of reading and best practices in interventions and assessments for the secondary learner. It provides students with the knowledge and skills they need to implement these methods in their own classrooms. The course will address research and theory related to the difficulties faced by struggling readers at the secondary level. It will focus on specific reading strategies, interventions, and assessments that are appropriate for those readers. The 15-hour lab component of this course requires the participant to implement the assessment/instructional process with one secondary school aged student who is identified as a struggling reader, and to effectively document and present literacy progress.