EDU 631 - Elementary Reading Methods: Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment

Credits: 3

Elementary Reading Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment builds off of the foundation in EDU 625 with a focus on creating curriculum, implementing instruction, and assessment to foster reading development in the elementary context, with a specific emphasis on alignment to K-6 slate-adopted English Language Arts standards. Parallel to concepts related to writing in EDU 639, this course supports pre-service teaching candidates in being able to make an assessment plan for elementary reading development and make data informed instructional decisions, including differentiated instruction. The focus of this course is in building on foundational skills in word recognition by enhancing fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension in the elementary student’s reading development.

Prerequisites: EDU 625, Graduate standing and admission to the program