Required for License(s):
Reading Specialist (All Levels)
The focus of this course is on the variety of instructional reading programs utilized in many of today's schools. This course will provide students with a theoretical framework, which may be used as a basis for understanding and contrasting the many different approaches being used to teach reading to the general student population, readers experiencing difficulties reading and those students with learning problems. Students will gain skill and competency in utilizing research to analyze the components of each program while developing effective reading instruction programs for students with diverse educational, cultural, and learning needs.
This course includes a pre-practicum field-based experience.
Credit
This course may be taken either as part of a Licensure Program or as an individual course for PDPs. Graduate Credit through Fitchburg State University is available at additional cost; Master’s Degree and CAGS options are available. This course is included in your CES Initial Licensure tuition cost if it is required for your program. If you are a Licensure Enrollee and your account is in good standing, please indicate your status when registering for the course. This course may also be taken individually for professional development and/or license renewal.
Important Notice for License Program Enrollees: Licensure Program Enrollees must take courses in sequence.
Course Structure
This course includes a mix of asynchronous and synchronous online learning experiences. The first synchronous meeting session will be held at 97 Hawley St. in Northampton (pending COVID guidance) with the remaining three via Google Meet.
Coursework begins on the course start date. You will be required to log in and complete activities prior to the first online synchronous session. Please reserve all meeting dates listed.
