READING (RE)


RE 2500. Independent Study/(1-4).F;S.




RE 3030. Foundations of Literacy/(3).F;S.


This course focuses on early reading and writing
development (K-3). Students will explore critical
issues of literacy acquisition, assessment,
instruction, and intervention. Special attention
will be given to effective methods for reading,
writing, and word knowledge instruction, including
materials, strategies, and organization to meet
the needs of all learners. Selected assessment and
instructional activities will be designed for
implementation with elementary students during
field placement experiences.




RE 3070. Media for Young People/(3).S.


Survey of literature, films and television for
adolescents; criteria for selection and use;
methods of encouraging critical use of media by
young people.




RE 3142. Language and Literature in the Elementary
School/(4).F;S.


A study of communication skills in the elementary
school curriculum with emphasis on language arts
and children's literature. (Same as CI 3142.)
(WRITING)




RE 3150. Language Arts in the Middle
Grades/(3).F.


A study of communication skills (speaking,
reading, composition, and related components)
where the language arts are viewed as the core of
middle grades curriculum. Students learn how to
design learning environments which promote
meaningful engagement in developmentally
appropriate communication skills. Emphasis is
given to instructional activities that focus on a
process approach to learning. This course includes
internship experiences in professional development
schools. (WRITING)




RE 3240. World Literature for Children/(3).F;S.


Students will read and analyze translations and
other children's books in English from countries
around the world. Literary analysis of the books
will form the basis for comparing and contrasting
cultures, historical periods, and differing
national worldviews of childhood. Other issues
such as racism and sexism will also be examined.
(Same as ENG 3240.) (WRITING; MULTI-CULTURAL)




RE 3500. Independent Study/(1-4).F;S.




RE 3520. Instructional Assistance/(1).F;S.


A supervised experience in the instructional
process on the university level through direct
participation in a classroom situation. Grading
will be on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis
only. Prerequisite: junior or senior standing. May
be repeated for total credit of three semester
hours.




RE 3530-3549. Selected Topics/(1-4).On Demand.




RE 3850. Literacy, Technology and
Instruction/(3).F;S.


This course covers a broad range of issues related
to literacy, uses of technology and instructional
strategies in educational settings. It serves as
an instructional model for the latest technologies
and research based instructional strategies. In
addition, students are expected to design lessons
and units which utilize this instruction. (Same as
CI/FDN 3850.) (COMPUTER)




RE 3900. Principles of Reading Instruction for the
Classroom Teacher/(3).F;S.


This course is a major professional course which
prepares teachers to teach reading in grades K-12.
Knowledge objectives of the course focus on the
developmental nature of language and reading
ability, along with some major issues and
instructional materials and practices associated
with reading instruction. Performance objectives
are designed to develop skills in (1) diagnosing
individual differences, (2) setting goals and
objectives for reading instruction, (3) evaluating
reading behavior, (4) developing instructional
strategies, and (5) utilizing resources for
reading instruction. (This course may be used to
meet licensure requirements for teachers in grades               
K-6, and in special education.




RE 3902. Emergent Literacy/(3).F;S.


This course prepares early childhood educators and
reading specialists to understand and facilitate
the literacy development of young children.
Emphasis will be placed on oral language
development, beginning reading and writing, and
literature for the very young. (SPEAKING)




RE 4030. Development of Literacy for
Learning/(3).F;S.


This course further develops issues covered in RE
3030, Foundations of Literacy, with special
attention to upper elementary grades (3-6). Topics
explored in this course include reading
comprehension and vocabulary development,
instructional strategies to promote development in
all language arts (reading, writing, listening,
speaking, visually representing), and effective
methods to integrate language arts across the
curriculum. Several projects will be developed for
implementation during the field experience to put
into practice concepts and strategies learned in
the course. Prerequisite: RE 3030, Foundations of
Literacy.




RE 4620. Reading Instruction in the Middle/Junior
and Senior High School/(3).F;S.


In addition to covering the content and skills
presented in RE 4630, this course covers the
following; (1) the developmental reading program,
(2) organizing and administering the high school
reading program, (3) reading interests and tastes,
(4) providing reading instruction for special
groups, (5) meeting needs of the individual
reader. (WRITING)




RE 4630. Reading in the Content Areas/(2).F;S.


This course prepares content area teachers to
utilize reading as an instructional process in
their classrooms. In addition, reading is used to
gain perspective on broader learning processes.
Course topics include: (1) classroom assessment
procedures, including textbook evaluation and
selection, and classroom diagnostic techniques;
(2) accommodating individual differences; (3)
general lesson and unit planning strategies; (4)
focused instructional strategies, which include
specific teaching activities for reading and
learning. (This course may be used to meet
licensure requirements for secondary (9-12) and
special subject (K-12) teachers who teach subjects
such as English, social studies, math, science,
biology, health and physical education, sociology,
geography, business, music, art, and so on.)




RE 4640. Workshop in Teaching Reading/(2).SS.




RE 4650. Linguistics and Reading/(3).F.


Relates these areas of linguistics to the process
of reading: phonetics, syntax, semantics, rhetoric
and dialect.




RE 4710. Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading
Problems/(3).F;S.


Prepares students to administer and interpret
commonly used informal reading tests and to plan
appropriate instruction for different types of
remedial readers.




RE 4720. Diagnostic and Remedial Reading
I/(3).F;S.


The course deals with commonly used reading tests
and how to locate causes of reading difficulties
and to prescribe corrective procedures for the
severely disabled reader. Prerequisites: RE 3900,
4620 or 4710.




RE 4730. Diagnostic and Remedial Reading
II/(3).F;S.


Students are assigned to individual or small
groups for diagnostic and remedial teaching.
Prerequisite: RE 4720.




RE 4904. Field Experience/(3).F.


Students register only by permission of advisor in
reading.