Oct 04, 2024

The Elmira College Graduate and Professional Studies Catalog 2024-2025 Academic Year

RDG 5049 - Graduate Literacy Practicum

credits: 6.0
This field-based practicum permits students to apply the knowledge and skills acquired in the core literacy courses to a supervised teaching situation. Practical experience is offered in administering and interpreting measures of literacy proficiency, developing and using literacy techniques and materials, organizing and conducting literacy workshops; compiling student’s literacy profiles, progress reports, and recommendations; and communicating and working with school and home communities. Summer Term only.

Prerequisite(s): RDG 5001 - Principles & Practices Assessing Literacy: B-12 and RDG 5002 - Literacy Intervention For All Learn: B-12 and RDG 5003 - Literacy In The Content Areas and RDG 5010 - Perspectives Literacy Acquisition and RDG 5040 - Developing & Administering Literacy Programs and RDG 5047 - Theory To Practice: Teaching Literacy In A Diverse Society