EDU 4205 - Assessment for Literacy

Credits: 4.0
An examination of research-supported informal and formal literacy assessment techniques, processes, and instruments within an interactive assessment-instruction framework. The course content incorporates administration, scoring, interpretation, and reporting procedures for a variety of assessment tools. Candidates analyze and select valid, reliable assessments to screen, diagnose, monitor progress, and measure literacy achievement. Throughout the semester, candidates apply intervention techniques and the assessment-instruction process to a case study of a struggling primary reader. A 2.5-hour, twice a week practicum for the semester at a Professional Development School is the field experience for this course.
For Elementary Education students only.
Prerequisites Formal admission to Education minor; Praxis I; EDU 1141;EDU 2015; EDU 3324.
Co-requisite EDU 4105