EDUC 619 - Advanced Procedures

Prerequisites
Acceptance into training at selected school districts and agencies affiliated with the Comprehensive Literacy Center at Saint Mary’s College; successful completion of EDUC 617 and 618. This course is taught off campus at selected school districts by trained Leaders affiliated with the Comprehensive Literacy Center at Saint Mary’s College.

The purposes of this outcome-based course are to enable prospective teachers to: develop skill in the teaching of students identified for intervention; acquire observational expertise for determining student’s ongoing literacy development; examine the effectiveness of teaching decisions made during lessons in light of known theory, clinical experiences and actual practice; engage in self-evaluation and reflection of theory and practice leading to on-going professional growth and effective teaching; understand the theoretical base for early intervention programs; develop theoretical understandings of literacy, of the reading/writing processes, and learning in general; and examine current research using a theoretical framework. This is a continuation of the first semester of work through which several themes are being explored.

Course credits: 3