EDR 540  Developmental Reading I. Materials and methods. Emphasis on planning balanced program and understanding reading process. Includes field experiences. Prerequisite: Admission to 5th-Year Program.
 

EDR 541 Literature for Adolescents. Literary works written for or about adolescents.
 

EDR 543  Developmental Reading II: Focus on Content Areas. Reading process as it relates to content area materials. Includes field experience. Prerequisite: Admission to 5th-Year Program.
 

EDR 551  Reading in Content Areas. Reading process; evaluation of content area materials; analysis of different content area textbooks; meeting individual differences.
 

EDR 640  Reading Improvement Workshop. For inservice teachers of reading. Specific content varies according to needs of teachers. 3 or 6 hours.
 

EDR 650  Teaching Reading. Understanding of reading process. Nature of reading programs; readiness motivation, methods, skills, assessment, evaluation, materials, and resources.
 

EDR 652  Pre- and Early-Reading Instruction. Theoretical bases, procedures, techniques, and materials for prereading and reading instruction. Prerequisite: Developmental reading course.
 

EDR 653  Literature for Elementary and Middle Schools. Emphasis on needs of children, selection of books, societal issues in children's literature.
 

EDR 654  Assessment, Evaluation, and Correction of Reading Difficulties -  Observation, standardized oral and written reading tests, and informal reading inventories. Selecting learning activities based on diagnostic data. Prerequisite: Special Education majors only.
 

EDR 655  Reading Assessment and Evaluation -  Examines evaluation techniques, such as observations, and standardized oral and silent reading tests, and informal reading inventories, such as miscue analysis.
 

EDR 656  Reading Strategies for Students with Reading Difficulties - Development and application strategies for remediating reading problems based on assessment data. Prerequisite: Diagnostic reading course.
 

EDR 657  Supervision of Reading -  Supervisor's role in improving reading instruction; methods of supervision and evaluation. Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
 

EDR 659  Research and Problems in Reading -  For teachers in elementary and early childhood education.
 

EDR 690  Internship in Remedial Reading -  Supervised experience with children with reading difficulties. Prerequisites: Admission to reading certification program, permission of instructor and department, and EDR 654.
 

EDR 691  Practicum in Reading -  Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
 

EDR 692  Internship in Supervision of Reading -  Prerequisites: Admission to Reading Supervisor Program, EDR 654 and 657, and permission of instructor. 6 hours.
 

EDR 698  Independent Non-thesis Research in Reading -  Prerequisite: Permission of instructor.
 

EDR 701  Advanced Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading Problems -  Examination of serious reading disabilities; diagnosis, possible remediation strategies, and development; diagnosis, possible remediation strategies, and development of remediation plan in lab setting. Prerequisites: Master's degree and M.A.-level diagnostic reading course or permission of instructor.
 

EDR 702  Reading: Theoretical Foundations -  Relates concepts of learning, development, and linguistics to reading-learning process; emphasis on current theory; implications for program planning and classroom practice. Prerequisites: EDR 650 or permission of instructor, and master's degree.
 

EDR 703  Advanced Research in Reading -  Prerequisites: EDR 650 and master's degree.
 

EDR 704  Field Experiences in Reading -  Supervised field experiences under direction of qualified reading consultant or supervisor in school setting. Prerequisites: Admission to Sixth-Year Program for Reading Teacher and permission of instructor. 3 or 6 hours.
 

EDR 705  Seminar in Reading Instruction -  Examination of trends and issues in field of reading. topics determined by each class. Prerequisites: Master's degree and 9 graduate hours in reading or permission of instructor.