Reading > Additional Qualifications Courses

 

Reading Part 1 (A3211E)

Course Description: This course begins with an examination of the reading process and focuses on the stages of reading development. Emphasis is on classroom instructional reading strategies for assessing growth and the development of reading competencies. Reading assessment strategies for evaluating student reading performance will be introduced. The importance of children's literature, both fiction and non-fiction, and its relationship to literacy development is emphasized. Candidates are involved in discussions, workshops and presentations and participate in seminars or dialoge sessions relating to current reading practices and issues.

 

Reading Part 2 (A3212E)

Course Description: This course reinforces the principles of language acquisition and literacy development introduced and practiced in Part 1. A range of reading assessment strategies for evaluating student reading performance (e.g. running record, miscue analysis, cloze passages, retellings, scoring scales and models) is introduced. The reading assessment strategies are demonstrated and critqed. Candidates are involved in discussions and presentations, and participate in seminars or dialogue sessions relating to current reading practices and issues.

 

Reading Part 3 (A3213E)

Course Description:This course is designed to meet the professional needs of teachers wishing to assume leadership responsibilities in literacy education. Critical attention is given to current research and curriculum designs that attempt to incorporate the principles of language acquisition and literacy development. In particular, the course approaches literacy from the perspective of leadership and the school-wide program. The course takes the view that the student's understanding and use of language, its nature, its purposes, and its power are determined by life experiences in general and schooling in particular. It considers the effects of the students' journey from classroom to classroom, from year to year, school to school. Finally, this course examines how the culture of teaching and of the school significantly influences the students' attitudes, values and skills as language users. Candidates exercise their leadership abilities by preparing and presenting a literacy seminar or workshop.