Graduate Catalog 2021-2022

EDEL 510 Reading Assessment Informs Teaching

Foundational study of reading assessment, based on principles for matching reading assessment data to instructional decisions; policy provisions on assessment in a multi-tiered system of support; effective and ethical assessment in aspects of reading-such as phonological/phoneme awareness, phonics and word identification, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension; assessment informing instruction for dyslexia and other persistent reading difficulties; knowledge of language structures necessary for interpreting assessment.
3

Program Restrictions

Include Education:Elem Ed License-MAT

Level Restriction

Include GR

EDEL 513 Professional Renewal

Update skills and knowledge of professionals in the discipline. Goals and objectives will be specifically directed at individual professional enhancement rather than the acquisition of general discipline knowledge or methodologies. S/U or letter graded.
1- 3

Class Restriction

Exclude Freshman and Sophomore

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Repeatable Status

ST - Repeatable under different subtitles with no limits on the number of times it can be repeated

EDEL 520 Effective Instruction in Elementary School Mathematics

A comprehensive examination of issues, trends and practices in elementary school mathematics programs, including instructional strategies, planning, development, materials and evaluation. Emphasis on promoting problem solving in school mathematics curriculum.
3

Class Restriction

Exclude Freshman and Sophomore

EDEL 525 Integrated Methods: Visual Arts, Music and Physical Education

Integration of visual art, music and physical education. Students learn discipline specific instruction techniques, strategies, activities and content knowledge to effectively integrate these areas across the curriculum.
1- 3

Class Restriction

Exclude Freshman and Sophomore

EDEL 544 Elementary Student Teaching and Capstone Seminar

Meets student teaching requirement for certification. S/U graded.
9

Prerequisites

(GPA-GR-3.0) and (EDFE 125 or Passed Required Praxis or Completion of Application for Student Tching)

Level Restriction

Include GR

Course Attribute

Variable Title Course

Course Fee

Supervision Fee Required

EDEL 550 Effective Instruction in Elementary School Social Studies

In-depth consideration of issues, problems and practices in the elementary social studies classroom, including instructional strategies planning, materials and evaluation. Emphasis on thinking in a pluralistic democratic society.
3

Class Restriction

Exclude Freshman and Sophomore

EDEL 555 Effective Instruction in Elementary School Reading, Writing and Communicating

This course provides an introduction to teaching/learning strategies in reading, writing, speaking and listening including ways to plan, teach and assess student growth in literacy skills.
3

Class Restriction

Exclude Freshman and Sophomore

EDEL 560 Teaching Foundational Reading Skills

Instructional application of foundational skills of reading development, based on consensus science in effective reading instruction; effective instruction in components of reading and writing-phonological/phonemic awareness, phonics and word identification, fluency, vocabulary, text comprehension; instruction with dyslexia and other persistent reading difficulties.
3

Prerequisites

EDEL 510 with a minimum grade of C

Program Restrictions

Include Education:Elem Ed License-MAT

Level Restriction

Include GR