RED 4854 — Reading Practicum
This course is a supervised practicum course designed for the application of reading instruction. Teacher candidates review current reading research literature and select, plan, and use appropriate reading assessments, materials, and strategies to identify needs and provide remedial reading instruction in a K- 12 classroom. This course aligns with the application of reading endorsement competency 5. This course requires a minimum of 40 hours of field experience. Therefore, students must complete a background check that meets the school district’s requirements which may have additional expenses. The required 40 hours must be fulfilled in a public-school classroom setting.