EDUC596  - Literacy Instruction for Struggling and Challenging Students

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This course is designed for the education professional and focuses on positive classroom management approaches and strategies. This course reviews models of classroom management as well as the fundamentals of behavior change. Students will explore the impact of legislation such as No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 (IDEA) with emphasis on systematic approaches including Response to Intervention (RTI) and Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS). In this course, students will focus on implementing strategies for class-wide, small group, and individual intervention as well as methods for monitoring student progress. (Prerequisite: EDUC 503)

 

Prerequisites

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Corequisites

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Schedule of Classes

Registration Dates Course Dates Session
09/26/11 - 02/26/12 03/05/12 - 04/29/12 Winter 2012 Session D - 8 Week session
10/31/11 - 03/25/12 04/02/12 - 05/27/12 Spring 2012 Session B - 8 Week session
11/28/11 - 04/29/12 05/07/12 - 07/01/12 Spring 2012 Session I - 8 Week session
12/26/11 - 05/27/12 06/04/12 - 07/29/12 Spring 2012 Session D - 8 Week session
01/30/12 - 06/24/12 07/02/12 - 08/26/12 Summer 2012 Session B - 8 Week session
02/27/12 - 07/29/12 08/06/12 - 09/30/12 Summer 2012 Session I - 8 Week session
03/26/12 - 08/26/12 09/03/12 - 10/28/12 Summer 2012 Session D - 8 Week session
04/30/12 - 09/23/12 10/01/12 - 11/25/12 Fall 2012 Session B - 8 Week session
05/28/12 - 10/28/12 11/05/12 - 12/30/12 Fall 2012 Session I - 8 Week session
06/25/12 - 11/25/12 12/03/12 - 01/27/13 Fall 2012 Session D - 8 Week session

Course Materials

Book Title: Strategies That Work : Teaching Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement
ISBN: 157110481X
Publication Info: Stenhouse Publishers
Author: Harvey, Stephanie / Goudvis, Anne
Unit Cost: $30.00

Book Title: From Phonics to Fluency
ISBN: 020550308X
Publication Info: Addison-Wesley Longman, Inc.
Author: Rasinski, Timothy V.
Unit Cost: $35.00

Book Title: I Read It, But I Don't Get It : Comprehension Strategies for Adolescent Readers
ISBN: 157110089X
Publication Info: Stenhouse Publishers
Author: Tovani, Cris
Unit Cost: $20.00

 
 
 

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