SE 902 - Reading Methods for Students with Mild and Moderate Disabilities

(3.00 cr.)

Prerequisite: SE 761 or equivalent or written permission of the program director. Elementary/middle special education students must also have RE 762 and RE 763 , or written permission of the instructor. Secondary special education students must also have RE 733 and RE 744 , or written permission of the instructor. Emphasizes special intervention techniques for accelerating the reading skills of students with mild and moderate disabilities, especially dyslexia and other learning disabilities. Includes validated strategies, explicit teaching procedures, self-regulated methods, and specialized programs which improve student learning in the areas of phonemic awareness, alphabetic principle, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Field-based and in-class projects are used to promote the acquisition and application of validated strategies, multisensory methods, self-regulated instruction, and curriculum-based progress monitoring.