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Course List
| REQUIRED COURSES (15 credits) |
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SPLED 460A
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Fundamentals of Reading Instruction
Foundational overview of reading, an explicit model of reading instruction, assessment for instruction: using normative and curriculum-based measurement, teaching and assessing phonological processes and phonics, teaching and assessing vocabulary development. |
3 credits |
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SPLED 460B |
Teaching and Assessing Reading Skills
Teaching and assessing listening and reading comprehension skills, reading fluency, a learning strategies approach to teaching reading skills and content area reading skills. |
3 credits |
| EDLDR 560 |
Principles of Instructional Supervision
Social and institutional settings for instructional supervision; functions, activities, and practices of supervision; supervisory case studies.
| 3 credits |
| SPLED 595C |
Internship in Special Education Supervision
Supervised by faculty or approved mentor, students will perform functions required of special education supervisors in LEAs, private schools, or intermediate units. Requirements include: job shadowing, self-evaluation and improvement plans, clinical supervision of a peer and development, implementation and evaluation of a staff development episode. Permission is required from an authorized administrator to perform activities on site. |
3 credits
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| SPLED 597 |
Special Topics
This course examines the nexus of legal requirements, evidence-based educational practices, and program management for special education services in public and private programs.
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3 credits
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