RED 4854 Reading Practicum

In this course students observe and teach reading/ELA lessons (40 hours), with support in classroom management and practical applications in a K-12 public school setting. Students are assigned a cooperating teacher to provide supervision and feedback, with opportunities to integrate content and pedagogical knowledge in the K-12 classroom. Experiences are provided in diagnosis, instructional planning for remediation, on-going evaluation of reading progress, communication with parents, and the use of authentic literature. This course aligns with application of Reading Endorsement Competency 5. Current background check (fingerprinting) acceptable to the district in which the field experience takes place is required for this course.

2 credits

Prerequisites

RED 3342, RED 4519, Passing score on GK Reading. All courses require a grade of C or higher.

Corequisites

RED 4654