Course Description
Principles and methods for teaching and assessing in PreK-5 educational settings.
Athena Title
READ INST ASSESS EL
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in LLED 3420 or LLED 3430
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall and spring
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Provide prospective teachers with information and experiences that will enable them to make informed instructional decisions to teach children in Pre-Kindergarten through Grade Five to read. Provide prospective teachers with information and experiences that will enable them to utilize formal and informal methods for assessing children's reading ability and planning instruction.
Topical Outline
a. Phonemic awareness instruction and assessment b. Phonics and decoding instruction and assessment c. Vocabulary instruction and assessment d. Fluency instruction and assessment e. Comprehension instruction and assessment f. Motivation to promote engaged readers g. Instructional planning, organization and materials h. Individual versus group instruction and assessment