Endorsements - Reading and Special Education
| Title | Offering | Standing | Credits | When | F | W | S | Su | Description | Preparatory | Faculty | Days of Week |
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Adolescent Literature
Terry Ford |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | Day | SuSummer | Adolescent literature differs from children's literature to meet the developmental needs of middle and high school ages. Participants will learn about adolescent literature in an historical perspective, young adult development in reading, and genres with representative authors and selection criteria. Participants will read and critique a variety of genres, developing a knowledge base of a variety of current authors, themes, and classroom uses. Course credits contribute to minimum coursework expectations for teaching endorsements in middle level humanities and secondary English/Language Arts. | Terry Ford | Mon | ||||
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Children's Literature
Jon Davies |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | Day | SuSummer | To prepare for a reading endorsement or to understand more about children's literature, participants will engage in readings and workshops that address literacy and informational books for children from birth to age 12. Topics include an examination of picture and chapter books, multicultural literature, literature from a variety of genres, and non-fiction texts across a range of subject matter. Course credits contribute to minimum coursework expectations for teaching endorsements in reading and elementary education. | Teaching, education, further studies in children's literature | Jon Davies | Tue | |||
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Children's Literature: Special Topics
Carolyn Dobbs |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | Day | SuSummer | This class focuses on modern fantasy and multicultural genres. Multicultural will include African American, Native American, Hispanic/Latino/a, and Asian American writers and illustrators. The class is predominantly online. | Children's Literature and teaching | Carolyn Dobbs | ||||
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Foundations of Literacy
Jon Davies |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | Day | SuSummer | To prepare for a reading endorsement or to understand more about literacy development, participants will engage in readings and workshops that address the major theories of language and learning regarding the development of best instructional practices for literacy instruction. In addition, the course will explore the relationship of first and second language acquisition to learning, as well as how oral language supports print literacy development. Course credits contribute to minimum coursework expectations for a teaching endorsement in reading. | Jon Davies | Thu | ||||
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Research in Literacy
Jon Davies |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | Day | SuSummer | To prepare for a reading endorsement or to understand more about literacy research, participants will engage in readings and workshops that address qualitative and quantitative research regarding the development of best instructional practices for literacy instruction. In addition, the course will explore the research base for accommodating the developmental, cultural, and linguistic differences of learners. Course credits contribute to minimum coursework expectations for a teaching endorsement in reading. | Teaching and education | Jon Davies | Tue | |||
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Special Education: Assessment
Susan Pittman Signature Required: Fall |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | Evening | FFall | This course covers the central competencies in special education assessment. It provides a basic knowledge of the purposes, implementation and interpretation of formal and informal assessments. Participants gain an understanding of how to administer, score, interpret and report on formal and informal assessments, and analyze the accessibility and appropriateness of assessments for students with disabilities to determine the effectiveness of Individual Education Plans, and modifications and accommodations to general curriculum. Students are required to complete five 6-hour classes and 36 hours of practicum. | Teaching, education, further studies in education | Susan Pittman | ||||
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Special Education: Behavior and Classroom Management
Susan Pittman Signature Required: Winter |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | Evening | WWinter | This course will cover classroom management and behavior management techniques with special education students. Participants will explore the types of diversity in the classroom and working effectively with diverse learners. They will discuss various classroom management models and identify best practices for effective teaching and learning in individual, small group and large group settings. Assignments will include designing a learning environment that encourages participation and a daily routine that facilitates behavior management. Participants will also look at federal, state and local guidelines and laws regarding behavior management and discipline in the schools. They will learn to recognize students who are at-risk for violent behaviors and research behavior techniques for decreasing undesirable behaviors and increasing positive behaviors. Social skills, self-advocacy and self-management for the behavior disorder student will be covered. Students will be required to complete five 6 hour classes and 36 hours of practicum experience. | Teaching, education, further studies in education | Susan Pittman | ||||
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Special Education: Curriculum and Instructional Strategies for Exceptional Learners
Susan Pittman Signature Required: Spring |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 6 | Evening | SSpring | This course will cover the advantages and limitations of instructional strategies and practices for teaching individuals with disabilities. Students will learn about modifications and accommodations to integrate exceptional learners into the general education curriculum, and how to design special curricula based on IEP assessment results, and the state’s learning goals, EALRs and benchmarks. A practicum of 36 hours is required. | Teaching, education, further studies in education | Susan Pittman | ||||
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Special Education: Professional Seminar
Susan Pittman Signature Required: Summer |
Course | FR - SRFreshmen - Senior | 4 | Day | SuSummer | This course is the concluding experience for the 24 credit coursework on the Special Education endorsement competencies. It examines current special education research with an emphasis on best practices. Additional topics include: effective skills in communicating and collaborating with parents, paraeducations and professionals: early childhood special education trends and curriculum; transition planning between education settings and into a post-secondary environment; and use of technology in special education. | special education | Susan Pittman | Tue Thu | |||