LTCY 770 - Practicum and Seminar for Reading Specialists

Credits: 3
Prerequisite: LTCY 600, LTCY 607, LTCY 635, LTCY 644, LTCY 698, and LTCY 701
Description: Supervised experience working with PK-12 students who experience difficulty with reading/writing. Assessment techniques such as observation, surveys, interviews, conferences with families, and formal and informal testing are used to determine student’s instructional needs. An intervention plan for improving student’s reading/writing is developed and implemented. Meeting the needs of diverse students in inclusive classrooms is stressed. Candidates maintain records of student’s progress. Candidates review research-based interventions, display leadership skills, engage in reflective practice, and demonstrate dispositions characteristic of professional literacy educators. Supervision is provided by faculty with experience as a Reading/Literacy Specialist.