READ 509 - Practicum

3 credits
Carried out in schools and/or districts and consists of candidates working directly with students, other faculty, administrators, and the school community to fulfill various roles of the reading specialist. Explores reading teaching; literacy testing; curriculum development for various groups of readers including ELL, struggling readers, average and gifted readers; assessing and making recommendations for a school’s reading program; and developing literacy-focused professional development sessions for faculty, administrators, instructional assistants, and parents. Typically, the practicum is the final capstone course of the reading endorsement course of study. Prerequisite(s): Graduate Standing. Minimum 18 credits of reading endorsement coursework required with at least 3 of those credits from the Foundations category, at least 3 of the credits from the Reading Strategies category, at least 3 of those credits from the Reading Assessment category, and at least 3 of those credits from the Reading Leadership category of the ReadOregon program. A person must have a teaching license prior to enrolling in the READ 509 practicum.