EDU 817C - Literacy Assessment and Intervention Strategies

3 Credit(s) Candidates design an individualized and intensive literacy intervention and evaluate intervention models with an emphasis on linking assessment to intervention for students with diverse learning profiles. Based on current research and students’ needs, candidates will evaluate individual student data, print and digital texts for text complexity and other dimensions of text, school-wide assessment tools, and the process of curriculum selection and evaluation. Multi-tiered systems that support academic and behavioral needs of all students will also be examined. Requires a 25-hour pre-practicum field experience.