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ESE 472 - Developmental Reading: Instruction, Assessment, Remediation

3 Contact Hours, 3 Credits
3 lecture periods 0 lab periods


Methods for teaching, assessing, and remediating learners with reading difficulties. Includes research-based instructional strategies for delivering differentiated reading instruction, assessment, intervention, and remediation to support readers of varying ages and ability levels, including students with dyslexia. Also includes intensifying and individualizing instruction in phonological processing, phonics, spelling, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension.

Recommendation: Completion of EDC 422  before enrolling in this course.
Information: Education department approval is required before enrolling in this course. This course fulfills the “Literacy” (Part B) component of the Arizona K-5 Literacy Endorsement. It also fulfills the “Understanding & Recognizing Dyslexia” (URD) and “Intensifying Instruction” (II) components of the Arizona Dyslexia Training Designee.
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Course Learning Outcomes
  1. Examine the contributing factors in literacy difficulties such as dyslexia.
  2. Interpret literacy assessments to describe students’ strengths and needs. 
  3. Evaluate effective interventions for decoding and encoding.
  4. Apply knowledge of goal setting and progress monitoring in literacy intervention.
  5. Select evidence-based instructional routines for literacy remediation.
  6. Develop individualized remediation plans for students with reading disabilities.
Outline:
  1. Literacy Difficulties
    1. Contributing Factors in Literacy Difficulties
    2. Response to Intervention (RTI)
    3. Dyslexia
    4. Diagnostic Assessment
  2. Phonological Processing
    1. Phonological Awareness
    2. Phonemic Awareness
    3. Articulatory Features
  3. Phonics
    1. Systematic Phonics Instruction
    2. Irregular Words
    3. Multisensory Routines
    4. Word Analysis
  4. Spelling
    1. Letter Formation
    2. Explicit Instruction in Spelling Patterns
    3. Error Analysis
  5. Fluency
    1. Automaticity
    2. Goal Setting & Progress Monitoring
    3. Assistive Technology
  6. Vocabulary
    1. Explicit Instruction in Morphemes
    2. Evidence-Based Instructional Routines
  7. Comprehension
    1. Informal Reading Inventories
    2. Explicit Strategy Instruction
    3. Individualized Remediation
  8. Intensifying Instruction
    1. Dimensions of Intensifying Instruction
    2. Grouping Processes
    3. Corrective Feedback
    4. Engagement & Motivation