READ 570 - Classroom Assessment and Reading Instruction

3 credits
Provides teachers an understanding of issues related to reading instruction and assessment. Practicing educators are provided research-validated strategies and assessment tools to inform instruction, meet the needs of individual learners, and develop an understanding of the issues related to effective reading instruction. Focuses on the integral relationship between informal classroom assessments and effective instructional strategies within the context of a balanced reading approach. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing. Access to a classroom of students at either the elementary or secondary level. Minimum 9 credits of reading endorsement coursework required with at least 3 credits from the Foundations category of the ReadOregon program.