SPEC 574 - Seminar: Early Intervention and the Emergent Reader

3 Credits
Part of the Literacy Internship Program for licensed teachers/graduate candidates in the second year of the two-year program. Advanced level, specialized weekly seminars focusing on the constructivist theory of reading, cognitive and metacognitive learning theory, and the research related to these topics. Formal and informal assessment tools and developmentally appropriate intervention strategies will be explored in depth. Cross-listed with EDUC 574 - Seminar: Early Intervention and the Emergent Reader.
Prerequisite(s): SPEC 545 - Seminar in Remedial Reading and Related Instructional Theory, SPEC 546 - Advanced Seminar in Writing and Related Instructional Theory, SPEC 547 - Practicum I: Theory into Practice, SPEC 548 - Practicum II: Theory into Practice or comparable experiences

Corequisite(s): SPEC 576 - Advanced Practicum I: Direct Service Application for Lead Interns as part of the Literacy Internship Program
Other: Limited to selected interns