Learning to Read: Beginning Reading Instruction (EDUC 255)

3 Semester Hours of Graduate Credit

 

COURSE OVERVIEW

Teach beginning reading using a balanced and integrated approach. Explore the latest reading research and connect it to practical strategies in order to meet state and/or local standards in beginning reading instruction.

 

Apply a balanced and integrated approach.

  • Direct teach of phonemic decoding, comprehension strategies, and literature appreciation.
  • Encourage independent reading using a variety of texts.
  • Explore relationships among words to teach vocabulary.
  • Use writing to foster greater understanding of text.

 

Develop effective practices for teaching reading proficiency skills.

  • Phonemic awareness
  • Phonelogical awareness
  • Decoding
  • Fluencey
  • Comprehension

 

Prevent reading failure through intervention and assessment.

  • Screen students using informal assessments.
  • Diagnose students using formal assessments.
  • Monitor students’ progress.
  • Establish an effective intervention system.

 

INSTRUCTOR

This course is offered through Performance Learning Systems. PLS instructors are experienced classroom teachers and possess excellent facilitation skills.

 

Syllabus

 

Bibliography

 

COST

$460.00 (includes material fee)

SESSIONS

July 21 - 25
Location: NW AEA, 1520 Morningside Ave., Sioux City, IA
Instructor: Peggy Jacobs, (712) 243-3977
Registration: www.plsweb.com/

Jul. 28, 29, 30, 31; Aug. 1
Location: Grant Wood AEA 10, 1120 33rd Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids, IA
Instructor: Peggy Jacobs, (712) 243-3977
Registration: www.plsweb.com/