Description
This course focuses on knowledge of a variety of instruments, procedures, and practices that range from individual to group and from formal to informal to alternative for identification of students’ reading and writing proficiencies and needs. Practitioners demonstrate the knowledge of planning and revising instruction for all students, and for communicating results of ongoing assessment to all stakeholders. Practitioners identify signs and symptoms of dyslexia and examine policies and procedures related to special programs, including Title I. Fulfills the state of Iowa’s state requirement for reading, reading assessment, diagnosis and evaluation for the K-8 reading endorsement. Prerequisites: EDU 100, EDU 302, EDU 308 and admission to Teacher Education or approval of Head of the Education Department.