Adolescent & Literature Intervention

This course will prepare candidates to deliver developmentally appropriate curriculum, instructional strategies, materials, and assessments for adolescent readers based on recent research and current practices in the field. Candidates will be provided with current research and information concerning multisensory approaches to teaching the language in the areas of fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, and writing. Multisensory teaching is one aspect of instruction for students with reading difficulties. This course will address how to incorporate appropriate multisensory tools for adolescents when needed. This course is a requirement for the Dyslexia endorsement and for completion of the MSE in Literacy with Dyslexia Endorsement.