EDUC 350 Reading Assessment and Intervention
This course includes an overview and application of scientifically-based, research-based, and evidence-based assessment, diagnostic practices, and corrective reading methods to provide interventions and differentiated support in reading instruction. Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) is explored. Teacher candidates will research various progress monitoring techniques to track student data and provide flexible grouping for differentiation within phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency/accuracy, vocabulary, and comprehension. Teacher candidates will demonstrate teaching competencies using research-based assessments and systematic and explicit instructional strategies for whole group, small group, and individual learners in regular classroom settings and intensive intervention settings. Teacher candidates will learn to administer assessments, analyze assessment data, and plan and practice research-based instructional strategies that support student learning styles and different reading abilities, including English Language Learners. Teacher candidates will participate in student-led inquiry, shared teaching practice and performance, assessment demonstrations, case study applications, and complete a mastery competency exam in the areas of phonemic awareness, phonics, and word analysis. This course is required for the North Dakota Reading Credential. Pre-requisites: EDUC 318 and Admission to Teacher Education. Cross-listed with SPED 350