MRD 7920 Practicum in Reading

This practicum is a six hour course and is designed to prepare candidates for reading specialist and reading coach/mentor responsibilities. Candidates will complete activities to prepare them to professionally journey beyond the classroom. The course includes further application/design of assessment programs and correction strategies for K-12 students, self-evaluation of the candidate’s teaching of reading effectiveness, observation and peer conferencing of other Language Arts teachers, and interviews of school based and district level reading personnel. The candidate needs to define roles and responsibilities, research and prepare a reading curriculum for the candidate’s school, research and write parent involvement strategies for K-12 students, prepare multi-ethnic and multicultural school based programs, write a state/organizational grant and explore/discuss simulations of activities/problems encountered serving as a reading specialist/resource person. The candidate will also mentor pre-service teachers. This course cannot be taken with other courses.  

This course is required by Delaware State Department of Education for candidates who are pursuing a Reading Specialist certificate rather than a degree.