EDUC 350 Reading Assessment and Intervention
Cross listed with SPED 350. 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 embedded in Science of Reading research. 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 explore assessments, analyze assessment data, and plan and practice scientifically-based instructional strategies that support struggling readers, English Language Learners, and students with dyslexia and other exceptionalities. This course is required for the North Dakota reading credential. Pre-requisites: EDUC 318 and Admission to Teacher Education. Cross-listed with SPED 350