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EDU 505 Diagnostic Literacy Assessments and Instruction: K-3

Diagnostic literacy assessments will be introduced including appropriate administration, data analysis, and related instructional practices. State literacy assessment certification: MLPP K-3. Prerequisites: EDU 330 or graduate status.

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

EDU 330 or graduate status

Corequisites

None.

EDU 506 Principles and Techniques for Individualizing Instruction

Examination of individualized instruction and its classroom implications. Prerequisite: EDU 330 or EDU 340.

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

EDU 330 or EDU 340

Corequisites

None.

EDU 508 Education Workshop

Identification and study of educational theory, topics and/or issues in contemporary education. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: Senior Standing or Graduate Status.

Credits
1-6(Spec)

Prerequisites

Senior Standing or Graduate Status

Corequisites

None.

EDU 515 Managing Classrooms and Learning Environments

Engages students with theories and effective practices related to effectively managing classrooms and learning environments. This course may be offered in an online or hybrid format. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education Program or graduate status.

Credits
3(Spec)

Prerequisites

Admission to Teacher Education Program or graduate status

Corequisites

None.

EDU 525 Early Childhood Education

Content, methods, materials, and curriculum planning for teaching pre- kindergarten through primary grades. Prerequisites: Junior Standing or Graduate Status.

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

Junior Standing or Graduate Status

Corequisites

None.

EDU 528 Early Literacy and Struggling Readers

Analysis of literacy development from preschool through primary grades and related instructional practices for struggling readers in K-12 classrooms. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: EDU 330 or graduate standing.

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

EDU 330 or graduate standing

Corequisites

None.

EDU 531 Assessment, Instruction, and Intervention in Reading

Use formal and informal assessment procedures to design and evaluate reading instruction and intervention. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education or graduate status.

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

Admission to Teacher Education or graduate status

Corequisites

None.

EDU 532 Reading in the Content Areas

Emphasizes teaching of literacy strategies in the academic disciplines, focusing on grades 3-8. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: EDU 330 or graduate status.

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

EDU 330 or graduate status

Corequisites

None.

EDU 533 Diagnosis and Treatment of Reading Difficulties

Engages students in administering assessments and analyzing data to plan and provide effective literacy instruction. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: EDU 330 or graduate standing.

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

EDU 330 or graduate standing

Corequisites

None.

EDU 537 Knowledge of Diverse Readers, Including Dyslexia

Address the knowledge and skill base for teaching reading to diverse readers, including dyslexia. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisite: Admission to Teacher Education or graduate status.

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

Admission to Teacher Education or graduate status

Corequisites

None.

EDU 538 Integrated Language Arts

Integration of listening, speaking, enacting, writing, reading, viewing, and visually representing into a K-8 language arts program and instruction for diverse needs of all learners. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisite: EDU 330.

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

EDU 330

Corequisites

None.

EDU 540 Literacy Education: Theory and Practice

Emphasizes a broad view of literacy within a comprehensive approach and authentic contexts; effective literacy instruction across content, all learners, skill integration, and assessment. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: EDU 330 or graduate status.

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

EDU 330 or graduate status

Corequisites

None.

EDU 542 Integrating Reading, Writing, and Thinking

Reinforces the integration of disciplinary knowledge with reading, writing, and thinking strategies. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: EDU 330 or Graduate Standing.

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

EDU 330 or Graduate Standing

Corequisites

None.

EDU 545 Literacy for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners

Principles and best practices for teaching literacy skills to culturally and linguistically diverse learners in K-12 classrooms. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: EDU 330 or EDU 450 or graduate status.

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

EDU 330 or EDU 450 or graduate status

Corequisites

None.

EDU 566 Independent Study in Elementary Education

Research or project. Prerequisites: 15 semester hours of professional education and approval of unit coordinator.

Credits
1-6(Spec)

Prerequisites

16 semester hours of professional education and approval of unit coordinator

Corequisites

None.

EDU 590 Foundations for Learning, Design, and Technology in Education

Integration of technology in classroom instruction and management, with emphasis upon lesson design and evaluation of software, applications, and devices. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: EDU 290, junior standing; or graduate status.

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

EDU 290, junior standing; or graduate status

Corequisites

None.

EDU 595 Digital and Media Literacy for Educators

The study of digital and media literacy research, theory, and practice focused specifically for those who are instructors in K-12 and higher education. This course may be offered in an online format. Prerequisites: EDU 290, junior standing; or graduate status.

Credits
3(3-0)

Prerequisites

EDU 290, junior standing; or graduate status

Corequisites

None.