RLL561B Reading Recovery Practicum for Teacher Leaders Part II

Mid-year supervised application of Reading Recovery. This is the second course in a three-course series preparing school district based teacher leaders. Emphasis is on the instructional framework and procedures used in the 30-minute daily tutorial as an early intervention for children who struggle with beginning literacy learning and differentiation of instruction for particular children from diverse cultures, languages and learning styles. This course continues to prepare teacher leaders with an in-depth understanding of Reading Recovery from the perspective of an instructor. Daily tutoring of four first grade children is required while enrolled in this course. Prerequisite(s): Successfully completed RLL 561A, admission to Reading Recovery Teacher Leader Training course series, earned master degree in education and approval of Illinois Reading Recovery Center Director. 3 semester hours