Effective Intervention
- Online and asynchronous
- This course will require between 7-10 hours of work per week
- Workload Rating: Heavy
Course Description
This course builds on GDE/PME 842 (Literacy Development) to acquaint participants with researchbased interventions and effective programming for a variety of literacy outcomes. Participants will gain an understanding of how these interventions meet the learning needs of typical and exceptional learners and how success of these interventions is measured.
Learning Outcomes
The primary learning outcomes for GDE/PME 843 are to:
- Acquire an awareness of the role of research evidence in the design of literacy instruction
- Examine contributing factors that underlie a range of reading difficulties
- Synthesize the research literature on effective interventions for a range of literacy outcomes
- Analyze and apply the research evidence to develop an instructional plan to meet the needs of students with literacy challenges
Assessments
Assignment 2: Personal Report
Module 1 (10%)
Analysis of Exceptionalities and Literacy Challenges in Context Post
Module 2 (10%)
Assignment 6: Research Poster Final Submission
Module 6 (25%)
Assignment 7: Final Group Project
Module 8 (35%)
Assignment 8: Final Reflection
Module 8 (20%)
How does this course support learners outside K-12 teaching contexts?
This course is targeted to those who want to learn about literacy instruction or already facilitate literacy instruction across a variety of contexts (e.g., daycare, preschool, K-12, college, ESL programs, specialized private programs).
Each student’s professional practice and goals are unique. We highly encourage students to reach out to their course instructors at the start of the term to discuss the relevance and application of course learning and assignments to their own learning goals and context of practice.