Earning Criteria

• Earn a B or greater for the course READ 4023 - Reading & Language Development of the Young Child.
• Student Learning Outcome #1 - Demonstrate knowledge of the major components of reading (phonemic awareness, word recognition, phonics, vocabulary and background knowledge, fluency, comprehension strategies, and motivation) and how they are integrated into fluent reading.
• Student Learning Outcome #2 - Demonstrate knowledge of language development and reading acquisition and the variations related to cultural and linguistic diversity.
• Student Learning Outcome #3 - Demonstrate knowledge of reading research and linguistic foundations of reading and writing processes and instruction.
• Student Learning Outcome #4 - Use a large supply of books, technology-based information, and non-print materials representing multiple levels, broad interests, and cultural and linguistic backgrounds.
• Student Learning Outcome #5 - Use instructional grouping options (individual, small-group, whole-class, and computer-based) as appropriate for accomplishing given purposes.
• Student Learning Outcome #6 - Understand how the reading curriculum is related to local, state, and professional standards, and how to select and implement multiple assessment strategies to assess and monitor literacy development within the instructional setting.
• Student Learning Outcome #7 - Integrate the four communication skills (Listening, speaking, reading, writing) across the elementary school curriculum.