Department: READ Reading

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READ210Foundations of LiteracyThe Foundations of Literacy course provides a scientifically based foundation in the cognitive, socio-cultural, linguistic, and motivational influences on literacy and language development. The course presents key scientifically based reading researc...
READ523Literacy Theory, Curriculum, and the Science of ReadingA course designed to provide advanced study of the forces that have shaped literacy curriculum and instructional practices. Theoretical understandings about reading and writing as well as philosophical, political, and economic influences are explored...
READ530Methods of Reading & WritingMethods of Reading and Writing Instruction is a comprehensive exploration of the developmental and instructional implications related to fluent reading, vocabulary acquisition, comprehension and writing instruction. Along with these core aspects of r...
READ540Reading Assessment, Instruction, and InterventionThis course will address the use of formal and informal assessment procedures used to design and evaluate robust reading instruction and intervention for children in preschool through grade 8. The foci of the course include the knowledge and skills n...