UEDU 701A - Literacy Development and Instruction

3 Credits
This course presents an in-depth study in the teaching of literacy for improving reading skills in all students. The course will present characteristics and factors contributing to struggling readers and provide teachers with strategies to remediate Pre-referral guidelines of federal and state laws will be discussed, including RTI, scientifically research-based and evidence-based instruction, and on-going progress monitor of student performance. An emphasis on instructional tools, guidelines for instruction, organizational and teaching strategies, remedial methods and techniques for the child with a disability in preschool through secondary education will be introduced in this course. Instructional activities will be aimed at promoting the subject literacy of their students. Teachers will gain insights into methods of effective communication and interaction with students, utilization of technology for laboratory research and reference, and methods of evaluating student achievement. Process skills as well as content will be strongly emphasized.

Grade Note(s): Any unexcused non-attendance or dismissal from an internship, practicum, clinical or fieldwork experience will result in a grade of F.
Prerequisite(s): Acceptance to the Urban Education Program