RLL 560C Teaching Individual Literacy Lessons Practicum III

In this advanced practicum with guided practice candidates will deliver individually designed literacy lessons for learners having difficulty acquiring beginning reading and writing skills. The course emphasizes continuous assessment, adaptive instructional planning, self-evaluation and self-reflection. It includes differentiation of instruction for students from diverse cultures and whose first language is not English. The literacy lesson design is grounded in evidence based balanced literacy practices grounded in current research and theories of Marie Clay. Successful completion partially fulfills the requirements for national registration as Reading Recovery or Descubriendo La Lectura intervention specialist. Pre-requisite(s): RLL 560B. Co-requisite(s): None. 2 semester hours