RDL 550 - Literacy Coaching (Pre-Practicum)

This course explores the role of the literacy coach/teacher in supporting the five standards considered essential for reading professionals: knowledge of the foundations of reading and writing processes and instruction, use of a wide range of instructional practices, approaches, and methods, identification of curriculum materials to support reading and writing instruction, use of a variety of assessment tools and practices to plan and evaluate effective reading instruction, creation of a environment that fosters reading and writing, and viewing professional development as a career-long effort and responsibility. This course also focuses upon the role of home to school connections, as practitioners learn how to respond to the literacy needs of students and families. Participants will gain insight into how to develop new programs as well as conduct community discourse on the nature of family literacy, how it works, and how it can support student learning. This course requires students to work with a school-based reading specialist or literacy coach for a minimum of 50 hours.

Credits: 3