Graduate Courses (Reading 299) For related courses, see English/Language Arts Education 252; see also 15:250:509 and 15:251:573. |
15:299:509Children's Literature in the Early Childhood and Elementary School Curriculum (3) Children`s literature for early childhood and elementary school. Approaches literature from genre and issues perspectives and includes author and illustrator studies. Connects literature to content area teaching and extended literary experiences, such as responses to literature. |
15:299:515Literacy Strategies for Secondary-Level and Adult Learners (3) Development of materials and strategies to enhance the students` reading, writing, and thinking within and across disciplines. |
15:299:516Teaching Reading in the Elementary School (3) Current research and practices in topics such as emergent literacy, writing, and reading in the content areas. The process of classroom learning and instruction; reading as a social process. For master`s students with no previous courses in reading. |
15:299:518Current Topics in Reading Education (3) Topics may differ each time the course is offered. Topics include current issues or problems related to literacy, as well as practical teaching methods and theoretical issues. |
15:299:519Computer Applications in Reading (3) The computer`s role in classroom instruction, learning, and educational research relative to the field of reading; evaluation of reading software; critical examination of the potential value of software for the teaching of reading. |
15:299:561Foundations of Literacy Instruction (3) Focus on current issues, research, and theory as well as the politics of and policy making in literacy instruction. The roles of the reading specialist will be discussed with an emphasis on professional development. |
15:299:562Reading and Writing across Content Disciplines (3) Examination of current research about reading and writing processes for content disciplines, including science, social studies, mathematics, and the humanities; models of composing and comprehension processes; exploration of how literacy may be integrated into content disciplines. |
15:299:564Diagnosis and Correction of Reading Difficulties (3) Emphasis on teaching methods for individual and small group instruction. Topics include strategies to strengthen literacy development, selection of appropriate assessment materials, and written evaluation/intervention reports both for caregivers and for school districts. Prerequisites: 15:299:561 or equivalent and permission of instructor. |
15:299:565Laboratory in Remedial Reading (3) Clinical experience in the Rutgers Literacy Center. Each student is assigned a caseload of two or three reading pupils, completes a comprehensive case study for each pupil, administers appropriate screening and evaluative instruments, and develops strategies for literacy improvement. Includes weekly orientation sessions and discussions of clinical problems. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor. |
15:299:566Seminar in Reading Research and Supervision (3) Current research in reading and related areas of literacy; assistance in critically evaluating published reports; exploration of problems of supervision and evaluation of reading programs. Helps develop mature ideas for developing research proposals, conducting research, and writing on reading and other related areas of literacy. Prerequisite: 15:299:561. |
15:299:599Master's Thesis Research (BA) Develop and implement a research project designed to meet requirements for the master of education thesis. Prerequisite: Permission of adviser. |
