Please check the Class Schedule or contact the center for specific course availability for each semester:
DEPTHBSK NUMBER4072 NAMETheory and techniques of reading assessment and intervention
Overview of theories, assessment, and intervention techniques for reading and writing across the lifespan. Both typical development and literacy difficulty are addressed. Materials fee: $50.
Instructor: Susan Masullo
DEPTHBSK NUMBER4074 NAMEDevelopment of reading comprehension strategies and study skills
Reading and study skills: Practical procedures based on research findings appropriate for teachers, counselors, and others. Discussion focuses on students in the middle elementary grades through young adulthood.
Instructor: Stephen Peverly
DEPTHBSK NUMBER4077 NAMEAdult basic literacy
An examination of the learning of reading and writing by adults who have not achieved full literacy. Populations discussed include adults with learning disabilities, adult basic education students, community college continuing education and developmental education students, immigrants and others who have limited English language proficiency, students in correctional settings, and participants in adult literacy programs outside of the U.S.
DEPTHBSK NUMBER4085 NAMEBehavioral management in the classroom
Behavioral analysis and management techniques applied to the classroom. Observation and recording of behaviors, behavior change, reinforcement schedules, shaping token economies, contingency management, and evaluation of behavior modification. Focuses on applications but includes familiarization with research.
Instructor: Philip Saigh
DEPTHBSK NUMBER5098 NAMEDiagnosis of reading and writing disabilities
Prerequisites: HBSK 4072 and HUDM 4050. Presents theories and practices of diagnosing dyslexia and other disorders of literacy. Students learn to administer, score, and interpret a test battery and to formulate a diagnosis. Materials fee: $50.
DEPTHBSK NUMBER5099 NAMEWriting Interventions Theory and Practice
This is a literacy course that applies research on cognitive, linguistic, affective, social and cultural processes underlying writing performance to the development of writing interventions. Writing is discussed within a larger context of reading comprehension and subject-matter knowledge. Students learn to evaluate and design content area writing interventions for both typically developing and special-needs populations of differing ages in various educational settings.
Instructor: Dolores Perin
DEPTHBSK NUMBER5373 NAMEPracticum in literacy assessment and intervention I
Prerequisite or corequisite: HBSK 4072, grade of B or better. This is the first of three practica that provide experience in the assessment and instruction of literacy skill including phonemic awareness, decoding, word recognition, vocabulary, fluency, spelling, expressive writing, and reading comprehension. Students receive clinical practice in administering, scoring, and interpreting a classroom test battery and providing an instructional intervention to a client with literacy difficulty. At this level, students work with children in early childhood and childhood education. All work is conducted in a clinical setting under the guidance of a supervisor and the course instructor. Besides assessment and intervention, students learn to conduct intake interviews and client conferences, conceptualize individuals' learning patterns, interact with parents and other family members, follow ethical guidelines appropriate for the profession, prepare regular documentation, and write case reports to professional standard. Materials fee: $100.
DEPTHBSK NUMBER5376 NAMEPracticum in literacy assessment and intervention II
Prerequisite or corequisite: HBSK 4072, HBSK 5373, grade of B+ or better. Students work in a clinical setting to provide assessment and interventions within the context of a diagnostic teaching model for an individual with literacy difficulties. Clinical work is conducted under the guidance of a supervisor and the course instructor. Professional guidelines, practices, and writing continue to be emphasized. Materials fee: $100.
DEPTHBSK NUMBER5377 NAMEPracticum in literacy assessment & intervention III
Prerequisite: HBSK 5376, grade of B+ or better. Students gain literacy assessment and intervention experience working with small groups of learners in a school based setting. The practicum focuses on the full developmental range from early childhood through adolescent literacy, including content-area reading and writing. Students have opportunities to work with classroom teachers, literacy teachers, and other school personnel while continuing to adhere to professional ethical guidelines and standards in their assessment, teaching, and preparation of reports. Materials fee: $100.
Instructor: Susan Masullo
DEPTHBSK NUMBER5580 NAMESeminar in consultation and evaluation in reading
Current topics in literacy and schooling; professional issues; evaluation of intervention programs and research; preparation for integrative project requirement.
Instructor: Susan Masullo
