RDS 528B - Wilson Reading System Practicum Part II

Credits: 3
Prerequisites RDS-527
The Wilson Reading System (WRS) Level I Steps 1-6 Practicum is intended to prepare the participant to effectively implement a multisensory structured language (MSL) reading program with a student reading and spelling below grade level, including those individuals diagnosed with
a language-based learning disability, such as dyslexia. This course will provide the participant with deeper content knowledge and skill enhancement while engaged in a supervised practicum implementing a research-based instructional strategy. Each participant will acquire a sophisticated working knowledge of the sound-symbol system of English (phonology), the rules that govern spelling in the English language, and its structure (morphology), as well as the use of specific diagnostic instructional methods. Satisfying the requirements of this course includes the identification, assessment and approval of a practicum student in grades 4-12 with significant word-level deficits. This practicum student must be
available for a minimum 2-3 tutoring sessions per week until practicum requirement of a minimum 65 lessons are met (typically one school year). Each session requires 60-90 minutes in length.