5340 Current Topics in Reading Education (3-0)
Opportunity to develop competencies necessary to deal effectively with reading
instruction; includes curriculum, concepts, teaching strategies, and skills
necessary to integrate content and teaching strategies. May be repeated for
credit when topic varies.
5341 The Diagnostic Teaching of
Reading (3-0)
Standardized and informal materials and techniques of diagnosing the reading
strengths and weaknesses of individuals and groups, techniques and materials for
building specific reading abilities, and methods of individualizing instruction
and grouping according to student needs and interests. Prerequisite: RED 3340 or
RED 3342.
5343 Psychology of Reading (3-0)
Psychological and linguistic foundations of the reading processes of beginning
and skilled readers; special emphasis on problems of culturally different
children, comprehension skills, and analysis of relevant research.
5345 Remedial Reading (3-0)
Operation and administration of remedial reading programs, including the
screening procedures for selection of students as well as criteria for selecting
and designing materials suitable for use in remedial reading. Strategies for
counseling and teaching disabled readers are also emphasized. Prerequisite: RED
3340 or 3342.
5346 Clinical Diagnosis of Reading
Difficulties (3-0)
comprehensive study of, and clinical practice in, the diagnosis of specific,
limiting, and complex cases of reading and writing disability. Offers the
opportunity for experience in administering and interpreting formal and informal
assessment tools and in the analysis and synthesis of findings for case studies.
Prerequisite: RED 3340 or RED 3342.
5347 Clinical Reading Laboratory
Experience (2-1)
Actual laboratory experience for application of concepts, media, and evaluation
to meet the needs of disabled readers. May be repeated for credit when topic
varies. Prerequisite: RED 4341 or RED 5341 or RED 5346.
5348 Issues and Problems in Adult
Literacy (3-1-0)
In-depth exploration of issues and problems in the field of adult literacy
including family, basic, workplace, and academic literacy.
5349 Literacy Education Internship
(1-5-3)
An internship served with university faculty or a team of university and
clinical faculty in an elementary, middle, secondary, community college, or
university setting. Course content and requirements will be contracted on an
individual basis.
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