Graduate Prerequisites: SEDLS763 - This course focuses on the application of research and theory to practice in both clinic and school-based instructional settings. Graduate students will continue to develop and apply knowledge of best practices in literacy assessment and instructional intervention to their work with students who struggle in learning to read and write. Students will administer and interpret results of various screening and diagnostic instruments during individual and small group intervention sessions. Students will also plan and implement effective instructional interventions based on children’s identified areas of strength and need in essential literacy domains in both clinic and school settings. As a final project, students will prepare and share with the child’s parents, classroom teacher, and reading specialist a final case report that summarizes assessments (e.g., formative, screening, and diagnostic) and instructional interventions with evidence of student progress. Video analysis and students’ written reflections will be integrated throughout the semester to encourage a reflective stance toward instruction and to further support graduate students’ professional growth.

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