ED 5470 LITERACY FOR SPECIAL NEEDS PUPILS: PRE-K THROUGH GRADE 3
Students will develop competency in assessing and remediating reading, writing, and listening difficulties for early childhood pupils. Formal and informal assessment, group and individual, will be addressed, as well as authentic assessment and portfolios that are relevant to early literacy acquisition. Scoring and interpreting of assessments for research-based instructional planning for native English speakers with special needs and English language learners will be stressed. Multiple research-validated instructional strategies will emphasize the construction of meaning and comprehension while developing phonemic awareness, phonic skills, word identification, and vocabulary knowledge. Students in the course will develop case histories of pupils having difficulty with reading and writing in the classroom setting. Students will learn about communicating assessment results to parents, caregivers, and school personnel. Fieldwork is required.
Prerequisite
ED 5532 OR its equivalent defined by the division