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Elementary and Early Childhood Education

Course Code
EECE 590  Credits 1-3 
Title Topics in Elementary and Early Childhood Education 
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Description This is a topics course and may be repeated as topics vary. 



Course Code
EECE 599  Credits 1-3 
Title Topical Workshop 
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Description This topical course is taught in workshop format and may be repeated when the topic varies. 



Course Code
EECE 613  Credits
Title Literacy Instruction and Assessment: A Historical Perspective 
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Description The study and analysis of literacy learning theories as the basis for examining current instructional programs and practices. Prerequisites: Licensed teaching experience and EECE 525 (or evidence of reading foundations coursework), or consent of instructor. 



Course Code
EECE 614  Credits
Title Literacy in the Content Areas 
Prerequisite EECE 613 
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Description Development of content-area literacy competencies, K-12. Emphasizes strategies for word identification, comprehension, and metacomprehension, in a variety of subject areas. Prerequisite: Teaching experience, EECE 613 and EECE 525 (or evidence of reading foundations coursework), or consent of instructor. 



Course Code
EECE 615  Credits
Title Literature for Young and Adolescent Readers: Content and Methods 
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Description Candidates will engage in close reading, discussion of and writing about selected literature from a wide variety of genres for students from the early years through adolescence, thereby becoming better readers, critics, and teachers of literature. Candidates will use this knowledge to create a comprehensive K-12 literature curriculum that incorporates local and state curriculum standards. Prerequisites: Licensed teaching experience and EECE 525 (or evidence of reading foundations coursework) or consent of instructor. 



Course Code
EECE 642  Credits
Title Elementary School Curriculum 
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Description History, development and evaluation of curriculum. Analysis of recent trends and development of curriculum sequence at elementary level. 



Course Code
EECE 645  Credits
Title Developmental Diagnosis of and Instruction in Literacy 
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Description The study of informal and formal individual and group reading assessments, and the analysis and use of data from those assessments to make reading curricular and instructional decisions. Practical application through the tutoring of a K-12 student. Prerequisite: Licensed teaching experience and EECE 525 (or evidence of reading foundations coursework) or consent of instructor. 



Course Code
EECE 646  Credits
Title Reading Clinic: Diagnosis 
Prerequisite EECE 645 OR SPED 645 
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Description Knowledge and application of methods of individual and group assessment, analysis of assessment data, and development of instruction for students with a wide range of reading backgrounds and skills. Practicum experience with individual students and groups of students required. Prerequisite: EECE/SPED 645 and licensed teaching experience or consent of instructor. 



Course Code
EECE 690  Credits 1-4 
Title Topics in Early Childhood & Elementary Education 
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Description Topical seminar in Elementary and Early Childhood Education; may be repeated when the topic changes. 



Course Code
EECE 691  Credits
Title Administration and Supervision of Reading Programs 
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Description This course provides instruction, resources, and practical applications in the areas of leadership, supervision, and management of school, school district, state, and federal reading programs for K-12 students. Course content develops knowledge in the areas of fiscal, budgetary, and purchasing practices, as well as research-based best practices of reading pedagogy, student learning, classroom management, and the professional development of K-12 educators. Prerequisite: Licensed teaching experience and EECE 525 (or evidence of reading foundations coursework) or consent of instructor.