Graduate

EDUC 511 Section 1

Classroom Management

Specific techniques and strategies for motivating as well as modifying student behavior in predictable and desirable directions will be examined and practiced. Means of evaluating the effectiveness of a teacher's behavior in producing desired levels of student motivation and self-discipline will be studied.
3 credits
F, S, & F, S, Su 9:00 A - 4:00 P
MORAN
Special Session: June 22, 23, 28, 29, 30 (Register for Session 16)

EDUC 601E Section 1

Methods and Materials Teaching Reading

This course is intended to challenge educators to examine their practices regarding their language and literacy interactions and those of the students they will teach. The content will emphasize the relationship between the socio- psycholinguistic model of reading and instructional strategies and the role of language and culture in learning to read and write. Topics to be covered will include, but are not limited to, the following: emergent literacy, curriculum development, the role of literature, reading programs and instruction, assessment, learning environments, multiculturalism (i.e. culturally diverse populations and the demands of reading as per the NYS standards) and technology. Through discussions, readings, writing and workshop activities, students will examine the tensions between convention and invention in the teaching of reading in or schools.
Prerequisite: EDUC 590
3 credits (graduate)
T, Th 9:00A - 12:30P
SKARUPSKI
Special Session: June 27 ö August 1 (Register for Session I)

EDUC 611 Section 1

Practicum in Reading: Case Studies

This course offers students an opportunity to work in the Southampton Literacy Summer Clinic with children who have reading and/or writing difficulties. During these sessions, the graduate student collaborates with his/her student in designing, carrying out, and evaluating a plan for the literacy sessions. Students are expected to write professional preliminary and final reports as well as plans for each literacy session. Literacy sessions will be supervised via observation and videotaping.
Prerequisite: EDUC 610
3 credits (graduate)
M, W 9:00A - 1:00P
BAUSCH
Special Session: June 26 - July 29 (Register for Session I)

EDUC 613 Section 1

Assessment Techniques

The focus of this course is on the construction and analysis of educational measurement and research instruments. Students will critically examine the standardization process, basic statistical concepts, norm- and criterion- referenced testing, and interpreting and reporting of testing data. Evaluation techniques in the areas of special education and literacy as well as classroom assessment (K-12) will be addressed.
T, Th 9:00A ö 12:30P
KAUFMAN
Special Session: June 29 ö August 1 (Register for Session I)

EDUC 661 Section 1

Diagnostic/Prescriptive Techniques for Use with Exceptional Children

This course focuses on the use of practical diagnostic instruments in order to design an appropriate instructional program for students with disabilities. Participants will use information collected from assessment instruments to guide them in the selection of instructional methods and curricula that will be effective in meeting the individual needs of students with disabilities.
Prerequisites: EDUC 580, EDUC 581
3 credits (graduate)
M, W 4:00 - 7:30P
WESTGATE
Special Session: June 26 - July 29 (Register for Session I)

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