Reading Fundamentals

Reading Fundamentals is a three-course series on effective reading instruction, was designed to give background on Reading First as it applies to the No Child Left Behind federal legislation. The courses discuss the research that supports scientifically-based research as it applies to phonetically-based instruction, assessment, and evaluation.

ED 550 Reading Fundamentals #1: An Introduction to Scientifically-based Research (2)

Reading Fundamentals supports the concept of scientifically-based reading research to develop a phonetically-based approach to reading assessment, instruction, evaluation and remediation. The Reading Fundamentals series was written following the research and practices spelled out in the Reading First legislation and these terms will be used interchangeably throughout this series. The software program is designed to be loaded onto the hard drive of your personal computer from a compact disk (CD).

Be sure to indicate if you want Pass/Fail or Graded course. Please list date you wish to complete under course dates. The anticipated ending date must be established at the time of registration and that is the date on which grades will be posted, even if the course is completed earlier.

Dates: Student decides beginning and ending date within a 6 month period.
Times: Various
Cost: $335.00
Location: Online
Instructor: Mick Jackson

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EDVE 5000 Reading Fundamentals #2: Laying the Foundation for Effective Reading Instruction (2)

The purpose of this second course in this three-course series is to lay the foundation for effective reading instruction. As part of this course, you will learn about the elements of effective instruction. It is important that all teachers have a firm understanding of effective instructional procedures. Teachers benefit, and more importantly, students benefit, both in terms of their behavior and their academic performance. Further, you will learn about the importance of reading instruction and read some sobering statistics on reading performance in this country and what happens when individuals are not proficient in reading. The software program is designed to be loaded onto the hard drive of your personal computer from a compact disk (CD).

Dates: Student decides beginning and ending date within a 6 month period.
Times: Various
Cost: $335.00
Location: Online
Instructor: Mick Jackson

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EDVE 5000 Reading Fundamentals #3: The Elements of Effective Reading Instruction & Assessment (3)

This course will describe the elements of effective reading instruction in some detail. Two primary sources were used in developing this course: the National Reading Panel Report (2000) and the Put Reading First document (Armbruster, Lehr & Osborn, 2001a), a well-respected and easy-to-read publication on the research building blocks for teaching children to read, Educational assessment involves gathering, interpreting, and synthesizing information to help teachers make important decisions about student performance (Airasian, 2001). It involves everything from scores on projects, papers, and exams to how children perform on school, district, state, or national evaluations (such as standardized tests). Educational assessment can be teacher-designed or publisher/researcher-based. It can be centered on the curriculum in the school or district, or based on what children across the country should know in a particular academic subject area, such as reading. The software program is designed to be loaded onto the hard drive of your personal computer from a compact disk (CD).

Dates: Student decides beginning and ending date within a 6 month period.
Times: Various
Cost: $495.00
Location: Online
Instructor: Mick Jackson