(READ)ACAR 0097. Academic Assistance Reading. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ACAD ASSIST READING.
College reading and vocabulary skills.
Non-traditional format: This course carries institutional credit and will not count toward graduation.
Not offered on a regular basis.
(READ)ACAR 0098. Developing Reading and Studying Fluency. 4 hours.
Oasis Title: DEVELOPING FLUENCY.
Critical reading and thinking skills, reading fluency, and vocabulary development.
Non-traditional format: This course carries institutional credit and will not count toward graduation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
(READ)ACAR 0099L. Preparation for the Collegiate Placement Exam (CPE). 1 hour. 1 hour lab per week.
Oasis Title: PREP FOR CPE.
Computer instruction on reading rate and test preparation for Collegiate Placement Exam (CPE).
Non-traditional format: This course carries institutional credit and will not count toward graduation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
(READ)ACAR 0099. Reading and Studying in College. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: READ AND STUDY.
Study strategies needed to be successful in college using content from a variety of disciplines, includes reading rate and vocabulary development.
Non-traditional format: This course carries institutional credit and will not count toward graduation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
(READ)RGTR 0198. Reading Improvement. 1 hour.
Oasis Title: READ IMPROVEMENT.
Preparation for the reading portion of the Regent's exam.
Non-traditional format: This course carries institutional credit and will not count toward graduation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
READ 3420. Reading Instruction in the Elementary School. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: READ INSTR ELEM SCH.
Principles and methods for teaching reading in the elementary school.
Offered every year.
READ 3430. Reading Assessment in the Elementary School. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: RD ASSESS ELEM SCH.
Formal and informal methods for assessing children's reading ability and planning instruction.
Offered every year.
READ 3520. Teaching Reading in the Middle School. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: TEACH READ MIDSCH.
Principles and methods for teaching reading in the middle school.
Offered every year.
READ 3530. Content Area Reading in the Middle School. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CONAREA READ MIDSCH.
Fostering middle grade students' reading and studying in various subject areas; strategies for effective use of textual materials across the curriculum.
Offered every year.
READ 4000. Special Problems in Reading Education. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SPC PROBS READ ED.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Approved independent project pertaining to Reading Education.
Non-traditional format: Independent study.
Offered every year.
READ 4010. The Teaching of Reading. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: TEACHING OF READ.
Methods, materials, and issues relevant to teaching reading from kindergarten through the twelfth grade.
Offered every year.
READ 4020. Reading Instruction for Young Children. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: READ INST YNG CHLD.
Methods, materials, and issues for teaching young children to read.
Offered every year.
READ 4030. Teaching Reading in the Secondary Schools. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: TEACH READ SEC SCH.
The concepts and strategies for developing reading and study skills needed by students in secondary schools.
Offered every year.
READ 6000. Special Problems in Literacy. 1-6 hours. Repeatable for maximum 6 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SP PROBS LITERACY.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Approved independent research project pertaining to literacy.
Non-traditional format: Independent research.
Offered every year.
READ 6010. Foundations of Reading Instruction. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: FOUNDS OF READING.
Principles and practices in preschool through secondary reading instruction.
Offered every year.
READ 6020. Children With Reading Problems. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CHLD W/ READ PROBS.
Formal and informal assessments, instructional procedures and materials for improving decoding, word recognition, comprehension, and study skills.
Offered every year.
READ 6030. Teaching Reading in the Secondary School. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: TEACH READ SEC SCHL.
Concepts and strategies for developing reading and study skills needed by students in secondary schools.
Offered every year.
(READ)EADU 6040. Teaching Reading to Low-Literate Adults. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: TCH RDG LOWLT ADULT.
Causal factors contributing to adult literacy and under-education and instructional approaches appropriate for teaching adults to read.
Offered every year.
READ 6050. Materials for Reading Instruction. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MAT FOR READING.
Prerequisite: READ 4010 or READ 6010 or permission of department.
Theoretical and practical examination of materials for teaching reading.
Offered every year.
READ 6060. Content Area Literacy. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CONTENT AREA LIT.
Theory and instructional strategies for enhancing reading, writing, speaking, and listening across various subjects in the school curriculum.
Offered every year.
READ 6070. Middle School Reading. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: MID SCHOOL READ.
Prerequisite: (READ 4010 or READ 6010) and permission of department.
Instructional practices, materials, and evaluation techniques for comprehensive reading programs in middle schools.
Offered every year.
READ 6080. Teaching College Reading. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: TEACH COLLEGE READ.
History of post-secondary reading programs, characteristics of college reading and college readers, and instructional methods and materials for improving college reading.
Offered every year.
READ 6100. Foundations of Reading Instruction. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: FOUND OF READ INST.
Reading instruction for students enrolled in the alternative master's program.
Offered every year.
READ 6420. Literacy Development and Instruction in Early Childhood. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: LIT DEV EARLY CHILD.
Emergent literacy development of preschool through grade three children; theory and research relevant to instructional approaches and practice.
Offered every year.
READ 7000. Master's Research. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER'S RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a master's degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
READ 7020. Practicum in Clinical Reading. 3 hours. 6 hours lab per week.
Oasis Title: PRAC CLINICAL RDG.
Prerequisite: READ 6020 or permission of department.
Supervised experience in assessing and tutoring children having problems learning to read.
Offered every year.
READ 7110. Computer-Based Instruction in Reading Education. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: COMP BASE READING.
Integration of computers into instruction to enhance literacy in elementary through secondary schools.
Offered every year.
READ 7300. Master's Thesis. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: MASTER'S THESIS.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Thesis writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and thesis preparation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
READ 7460. Internship in Reading Education. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: INTERNSHIP READING.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Supervised field-based experience related to teaching reading.
Non-traditional format: This is a directed study course. Format, assignments, and hours are to be determined by the professor on a case-by-case basis. Student workload will be commensurate with credit received upon successful completion of the course.
Offered every year.
READ 7800. Sociopolitical Perspectives in Literacy Education. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: SOCIOPOL PERSP LIT.
Classroom practices and research that represent humanist, social constructionist, critical, and poststructural theories and their implications for literacy education.
Offered every year.
READ 8100. Inquiry-Based Literacy. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: INQUIRY-BASED LIT.
Theoretic, pedagogic, and epistemologic implications of inquiry stances on literacy classrooms.
READ 8150. Topics in Computer-Based Reading and Writing. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: TOP COMP READ WRIT.
Theory and research comparing printed and digital forms of written discourse and their effects on literacy.
Offered every year.
READ(EPSY) 8170. Psychology of Reading. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: PSYCHOLOGY OF RDG.
Psychological foundations of reading ability, instructional methods, and materials.
Offered every year.
READ 8300. Culture, Literacy, and the Classroom. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CULT LIT CLASSROOM.
Prerequisite: READ 4010 or READ 6010 or permission of department.
Social and cultural factors that affect learning and teaching of literacy; application of multicultural perspectives to curriculum development and classroom literacy practice.
Offered every year.
READ 8500. Research in College Reading. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: RESEARCH COLL READ.
Prerequisite: READ 6080 or permission of department.
Post-secondary reading with a focus on theoretical and methodological issues.
Offered every year.
READ 8880. Theories of Reading Comprehension. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: THEOR READ COMP.
Prerequisite: READ 4010 or READ 6010 or permission of department.
Theoretical understandings of reading comprehension relevant to the development of curriculum, evaluation of teaching, and the design and interpretation of research.
Offered every year.
READ 8990. Seminar in Reading Education. 1-2 hours. Repeatable for maximum 12 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SEMINAR READ ED.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Contemporary topics related to literacy and to becoming active participants in the community of literacy scholars.
Offered every year.
READ 9000. Doctoral Research. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCTORAL RESEARCH.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members.
Non-traditional format: Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
READ 9010. Special Topics in Reading Education. 3 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: SPEC TOPICS READ ED.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
A topic related to emerging trends, practices, or research in an area related to literacy.
Offered every year.
READ 9020. Advanced Topics in Reading Problems. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: ADV TOPIC READ PROB.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
The literature pertaining to reading problems.
Offered every year.
READ 9300. Doctoral Dissertation. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit.
Oasis Title: DOCT DISSERTATION.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor.
Non-traditional format: Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation.
Offered fall, spring, and summer semesters every year.
READ 9600. Research in Reading Education. 1-15 hours. Repeatable for maximum 15 hours credit.
Oasis Title: RESEARCH RDG ED.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Approved independent research in reading education in student's field of specialization through pure or applied research under the direction of a faculty member.
Non-traditional format: Instructor to determine requirements for appropriate grades on a case-by-case basis.
Offered every year.
READ 9630. Critique of Research Literature in Reading Education. 3 hours.
Oasis Title: CRIT RESEARCH READ.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Theory and research in reading education including classic and contemporary works.
Offered every year.
READ 9700. Internship in Reading Education. 1-9 hours. Repeatable for maximum 9 hours credit.
Oasis Title: INTERN READ ED.
Prerequisite: Permission of department.
Advanced field-based experience related to the teaching of reading.
Non-traditional format: This is an independent study-in-the-field course. Requirements for satisfactory course completion are to be determined on a case by case basis between the professor and the student, in accordance with departmental and school policy and precedent.
Offered every year.