EDLT 526 - Assessing Literacy

Description:
Selecting, administering, and analyzing multiple literacy assessment and diagnostic tools for use in the K-12 settings will be emphasized.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisite: admission to the Master of Education Literacy Program. Corequisite: EDLT 528 and EDLT 592B.

Credits:
(3)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student/teacher candidate will be able to:

Demonstrate knowledge of literacy terminology WA Read: 1.2.8; 3.2.6; 6.1 IRA Standard 1 CTL Standard 1.1
Demonstrate how school factors, culture, language, dialect, and ethnic diversity among learners can influence literacy development. WA Read: 1.3.1; 1.3.2; 2.2.5; 3.1.5; 4.1; 5.1; 6.3.3; 6.3.4 IRA Standard 1, 4, 5 CTL Standard 1.3
Demonstrates the knowledge of the importance of including families and other interested parties in the assessment process. WA Read: 1.3.3; 6.2; 6.3.6 IRA Standard 1, 3, 4, 5 CTL Standard 1.3; 1.4
Demonstrate knowledge of selecting a wide- range of assessment tools to match instruction. WA Read: 2.2.1; 2.2.2; 3.3; 4.1; 6.3; 6.3.5, 6.5.8 IRA Standard 2, 3 CTL Standard 1.3; 1.4
Demonstrate knowledge of interpreting assessment results to inform instruction, including use of student strengths, targets, developmental stages, literacy levels, literacy components, and cultural and linguistic backgrounds. WA Read: 2.2.1; 2.2.2; 2.2.3; 2.2.4; 2.2.5; 3.3; 4.1; 5.1; 6.3.1, 6.3.3; 6.3.4; 6.3.5; 6.5.8 IRA Standard 2, 3, 5 CTL Standard 1.1; 1.3; 1.4
Demonstrate purpose of on-going and long- term monitoring of student progress using a wide range of assessment tools. WA Read: 2.2.2; 2.2.6; 6.1; 6.3.2; 6.3.3; 6.3.4; 6.5.8 IRA Standard 3 CTL Standard 1.3, 1.4
Participate as a member of a professional learning community in order to improve assessment and instruction WA Read: 5.2; 5.3; 6.1; 6.3.6 IRA Standard 6 CTL Standard 1.4

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
2/16/12

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