EDRD 450 - Differentiated Reading Instruction

(3 S.H.)

This course examines the use of assessment data to plan differentiated reading instruction for a range of learners with diverse cognitive, linguistic, and cultural backgrounds. Emphasis is placed upon differentiation of instruction within classrooms and collaboration with other professionals from the design of data-based interventions for struggling readers, advanced readers and English language learners. Prerequisites:

EDUC 328 - Teaching Reading and Language Arts I

; EFRT 303 - Human Development and Learning: Elementary Education with Early Childhood Emphasis or EFRT 304 - Human Development and Learning: Middle Level and K-12; ◆ EFRT 310 - Instructional Planning and Assessment: Elementary Education with Early Childhood Emphasis or ◆ EFRT 311 - Instructional Planning and Assessment: Middle Level and K-12; EFRT 400 - Human Development and Learning: Early Childhood and Elementary or EFRT 401 - Human Development and Learning: K-12 & 5-12; and EFRT 460 - Multicultural Youth, Children, & Families Part I: Early Childhood & Elementary or EFRT 461 - Multicultural Youth, Children, & Families: Part I: K-12 and 5-12. Prerequisite or co-requisite:

EDUC 329 - Teaching Reading and Language Arts II

. Grade only. Offered yearly. Note: Graduate project required if taken at graduate level. In addition, a bachelor’s degree and an elementary or special education teaching license when taken at the 500 level.

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