| READING INTERVENTION SPECIALIST PROGRAM | |
ED 513 1310 Room Assignment: Tutt Science Building 101 Reading Intervention Specialist Program is a graduate certification program designed to enhance teaching abilities and further education in the field of reading and reading disabilities, including dyslexia. RIS provides a broad framework for understanding reading problems in the classroom, including how children learn to read, why many students have reading difficulties, and what teachers should know to help those who struggle. Based on solid, convergent evidence, teachers will gain an understanding of reading development, dyslexia, and components of effective instruction for dyslexic students and those at-risk for reading failure. This course provides a broad framework for understanding the dyslexic student. The course will explore how children learn to read and the reasons why many students have reading difficulties. Case studies illustrate the progression of reading development as well as the influences of biological, genetic, cognitive, environmental, and instructional factors in learning to read. This course also focuses on specific content for effective reading instruction for dyslexic students. Students will explore the components necessary for remediation of dyslexia and related written-language disorders as well as early intervention for those students at-risk for reading failure. The course will emphasize the research underlying effective remediative reading instruction, the relationship of language and literacy, and the principles of systematic, explicit instruction. Prerequisites: None. Enrollment is limited to 25 students. To view this course on Summer PROWL, click here. Summer PROWL is a resource where you can find a course syllabus, materials, related websites and photos, or other materials of interest to the course. |
