EEL 547 - Literacy Intervention for Individual Learners I

This year-long course prepares educators and interventionists who work in school-based settings and teach students with literacy difficulties. The course is particularly appropriate for educators who work with diverse populations of students including special education, ELL, and classrooms implementing RTI. Throughout the course participants will explore the links between theory and practice, developing theoretical understandings of literacy processing at the acquisition stage, as well as skills in observing, recording, analyzing, and insightfully responding to students’ literacy needs to promote accelerated progress. Participants are required to tutor two students daily.

Prerequisites: Permission. Student must be working in a school district implementing Reading Recovery.

Credits: 3