This course expands candidate knowledge and skills necessary to assess PK-9 students in reading and writing using educational research and using data from the classroom to inform teaching. Candidates will continue practice with lesson planning formats to present instruction on word analysis, reading comprehension strategies, and how to use those formats as prewriting for composing lesson plans to meet state requirements. Candidates will review and expand upon their knowledge of lesson planning to teach word analysis, the components of literacy, and the developmental nature of literacy learning. Candidates will learn and practice: Collection and use of data from formal and informal assessments to drive literacy instruction and long-term planning for individual needs and using effective strategies for diagnosing and instructing struggling learners. This course should be taken with a field practicum.
Prerequisites
ED341 and admission to Teacher Education Program