SPED 339 - Reading Assessment and Intervention

Credits: (4)
Assists teacher candidates in becoming proficient consumers and users of classroom-based assessments and assessment data. Participants will understand the relationship between language, reading and writing proficiencies and the role they play in assessment and instruction. Instruction will focus on building knowledge of the purposes of assessment, types of assessment tools, how to administer and use several reliable, well researched formal and informal assessments of reading and related skills, how to effectively interpret the results of assessment, an how to communicate assessment results in a variety of contexts. An emphasis on the role of technology in assessment is included. Candidates will show that they can use assessment data to guide instructional decision. Candidates will demonstrate their abilities by screening, progress monitoring, diagnosing, and assessing performance. Participants will demonstrate the ability to utilize technology for assessment purposes. (Spring)