SED 545 - Intervention for Reading Difficulties

Explores strategies for adapting reading instruction for students with reading difficulties. Topics include theoretical explanations of reading difficulties, multi-tiered systems of support, research-based approaches to intervention, and procedures for evaluating response to interventions all in alignment with the Science of Reading. This course has a particular emphasis on explicit instructions for phonological and phonemic awareness, decoding and phonics, fluency, vocabulary, reading comprehension, and spelling. The course addresses the needs of students with high- and low-incidence disabilities, and student at-risk for reading difficulties.

Prerequisites & Notes
Graduate SED Student.

Credits: 3