LTCY 771 - Practicum and Seminar for Reading Specialists II

Credits: 3
Prerequisite: LTCY 702 and LTCY 705
Supervised experience working with K-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 students in inclusive classrooms is stressed. Candidates maintain records of student’s progress and develop a case report for professionals. A teacher work sample is developed. Candidates meet with peers in seminars, 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 Reading Specialist certification.