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The advanced course addresses the nature and role of explicit, systematic, and sequential phonics and phonological awareness based on the Science of Reading both in isolation and within meaning-centered reading and writing processes. The focus is on the nature and role of word recognition components of The Simple View of Reading for proficient reading and spelling. The Course includes an examination of Word Recognition in the Simple View of Reading that identifies words through the decoding process leading to automaticity. Candidates will administer phonological awareness, qualitative spelling, and a phonics and word reading screener, analyze results and determine students' instructional needs. Along with core reading concepts, there is a comprehensive examination of the developmental and instructional factors associated with fluent reading, vocabulary acquisition, comprehension, and writing.
Candidates will explore the major literacy theories and development practices from historical, educational, and individual learning perspectives. This course studies the developmental stages of reading and writing with concentration on the 21st Century Skills to promote critical thinking and problem solving. Emphasis is directed to language development related to culture and linguistic diversity.
This course focuses on teaching and extending language and structured literacy for teachers PreK-12. Utilizing evidence-based instructional strategies in the foundation of reading aligned to the 5 Big Components of Reading (phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension), Science of Reading, and Structured Literacy. Explicit Instruction practices, materials, and evidence-based strategies will be used to drive data for all students at various developmental levels.
This course involves the assessment and evaluation of literacy development for students K-12. Advanced focus on various assessment tools and practices that provide measurement data for individuals and small reading groups. Candidates develop sophisticated skills in observing, analyzing, and interpreting reading behaviors and designing instructional intervention plans for all (English Language Learners, students with dyslexia, sudents with other disabilities, and gifted and talented students) students. Candidates explore how to meet the needs of all learners, including diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Candidates will use assessment data to plan, evaluate, and revise instruction to meet identified student needs. A review of standardized tests and measurements will also be addressed.
In this advanced course, participants will build on their previous coursework by assessing and providing interventions for a small group of students who need reading support. The requirements include teaching a small group of struggling readers. Participants will implement assessment and evidence-based reading intervention strategies in an educational setting supervised by a course instructor during a 50-hour field experience. The field components involve preparing and administering pre-assessments, scoring and interpreting the results, planning and conducting at least six intervention sessions, administering post-assessments, and making recommendations for future instruction based on the analysis of student data. In addition, to the management learning systems coursework.
Conveniently earn your graduate-level Ohio reading teacher endorsement completely online. Your required fifteen total graduate credits must be completed in the following courses:
Transfer credit may be possible for 3 credits from the 12-hour reading core taken prior to admission to the Reading Endorsement Program.
These online courses are offered periodically. Please contact Professor Dr. Marc Gray, for details.
