EDU 355: READING DIAGNOSIS

Focusing on classroom-based reading assessment, this course has been developed for all ECE teacher candidates and MGE candidates who are pursuing a concentration area in reading. Candidates will learn to match assessment to instruction and to use assessment information to organize flexible reading groups for PK-8 students. Participants will develop expertise in the use of formal and informal assessments that measure a variety of literacy skills from emerging concepts of print and alphabet knowledge to word recognition, decoding, oral reading fluency, and comprehension. Prerequisites: Stage I Admission to PSOE and EDU 344