RDS 548 - Diagnostic Assessment and Instruction, Advanced

Credits: 3
Note Reading Specialist Candidates only.
This course extends the assessment-instruction framework from an interactive perspective of reading and writing. The course content addresses multiple assessment techniques, curriculum and instructional designs for diverse readers and writers, and the professional roles and responsibilities of the contemporary Reading Specialist. Candidates systematically analyze school-based instructional contexts and develop relevant implications and evidence-based recommendations for culturally responsive literacy instruction.