READ 7343 - Principles of Literacy and Cognition II

Three credit hours.

Course restricted to Reading Recovery teachers-in-training. This course is the second of two courses of teacher training for the Reading Recovery Program. It covers the theoretical foundations of a socio-psycholinguistic early intervention model appropriate to meet the needs of students having confusions with reading and writing conventions and includes on- going practical experiences in a school setting. Observation and specialization procedures are emphasized. The rationales and procedures of a short-term intervention program are discussed and practiced.