Diagnosis And Remediation –

rdg502

(3 credits)

This course is designed to provide participants with practice in current research-based assessment, diagnosis, and intervention and accommodations for struggling readers and diverse learners with literacy difficulties. Participants explore informal and formal assessments for progress monitoring. In addition, participants examine assessment results and create assessment reports with recommendations.

This graduate-level course is 6 weeks. To enroll, speak with an Enrollment Advisor.

Topics and Objectives

Overview of Reading and Writing Difficulties
- Describe the characteristics of struggling readers.
- Explain educational and noneducational factors that predispose students to literacy difficulties.
- Summarize the characteristics of Response to Intervention.
- Identify principles of research-based assessment, diagnosis, and intervention.
Instruction for Early Literacy
- Analyze research-based programs for early literacy.
- Select research-based routines for decoding and word analysis.
- Create a plan for effective vocabulary development.
Instruction for Comprehension and Writing
- Determine research-based strategies to facilitate comprehension.
- Evaluate instructional routines for learners challenged by text materials in the content areas.
- Organize writing strategies that support comprehension in the content areas.
Assessment
- Determine record-keeping methods for informal assessments.
- Analyze formal assessments used for progress monitoring and placement.
- Analyze the results of informal and formal assessments.
Diagnosis and Intervention
- Compare the characteristics and functions of Tiers I, II, and III interventions.
- Create an assessment report with recommended interventions.
- Communicate results of literacy assessments and placement decisions to stakeholders.
- Justify continuous assessment and progress monitoring.
Review
- All objectives apply.

The University of Phoenix reserves the right to modify courses.
While widely available, not all programs are available in all locations or in both online and on-campus formats. Please check with a University Enrollment Advisor.
Transferability of credit is at the discretion of the receiving institution. It is the student’s responsibility to confirm whether or not credits earned at University of Phoenix will be accepted by another institution of the student’s choice.

Diagnosis And Remediation –

rdg502

Overview of Reading and Writing Difficulties

Instruction for Early Literacy

Instruction for Comprehension and Writing

Assessment

Diagnosis and Intervention

Review

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