Calumet College of St. Joseph
SYLLABUS FOR CORRECTIVE READING

 

 

Term:  Spring, 2000-2001  (002)  (January 10 - April 19, 2000)

Course Number:  EDU 484

Instructor:   Mary Beth Tabaczynski

Office:  Room # 518

Office Phone: 473-7770 ext. 294

E-mail: none

Home Phone: 219-932-9616

 

Office Hours:  by appointment

 

Course Time: 4:00 to 7:00 PM Tuesday

Course Description:    In this course, students will develop skills in identifying and assessing reading difficulties in children.  Students will also learn about corrective strategies to use with children with reading problems.  The course includes a lab in which students will test and work with children.

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Prerequisites:  EDU 100, 200, 300, 311, 342, and 481

 

Textbooks: Building Words, by Thomas G. Gunning; Ekwall/Shanker Reading Inventory, Ally and Bacon, 3rd Edition

 

 

Statement of Plagiarism:

If an instructor or other Calumet College of St. Joseph personnel find that a student has plagiarized or been involved in another form of academic dishonesty, the instructor or other personnel may elect to bring the matter up for judicial review. The maximum penalty for any form of academic dishonesty is dismissal from the College. The procedures for judicial review are listed under the section of CCSJ handbook that addresses student grievances.

 

Calumet College of St. Joseph adheres to citation guidelines as prescribed by the particular discipline (i.e., MLA, APA, and Chicago Manual of Style or Turabian.).  All of these guidelines are available in the Calumet College of St. Joseph library or bookstore.  These texts outline how to cite references from a variety of sources, including electronic media.

 

Withdrawal from Classes Policy:

Please see the Degree Completion Program’s Student Handbook for withdrawal policy.  All withdrawals are completed through the Degree Completion Academic Advisor’s office.

 

Class Policy on Attendance:  This class begins promptly at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday evenings.  During the lab sessions, you will meet with students from 4:15 – 5:45 p.m., there is a break, and then the lecture session will begin.  Class attendance is extremely important and attendance is taken at each session.  Because this is a methods class, it is difficult to make up a missed class.  Therefore, a ten  point deduction will be taken for every class missed after the first time.  A five point deduction will be made for those students who leave early or come more than fifteen minutes late.

 

Class Policy For Assignments:                      All assignments must be typed.  Punctuation, grammar, and spelling will be counted towards every grade.

            If you know that you are going to have a problem attending a class or doing an assignment, please discuss this with the instructor at least 24 hours prior to the beginning of class time.   Legitimate problems will be handled on an individual basis.  Assignments will be returned as soon as possible.  If you have a question about the grading of an assignment, please bring it to my attention of the instructor at that time.  Once a final grade is calculated and turned in to the registrar, it will not be changed.  If you do not take the midterm or final exam, or it is not turned in the day it is due by 7:00 p.m. an automatic final grade of “F” will be given.  NO exceptions.

 

 

Learning Outcomes/Student Objectives:

Students in this course will:

 

 

Assessment:

Lesson Plans/ Instructions          (7 instruction periods, 10 points each)      70 points

Mid – Term Exam                                                                                 50 points

Final Exam                                                                                           100 points

Final Report                                                                                          70 points

Class Participation                                                                                 10 points

Two Research Articles              ( 25 points each)                                    50 points

                                                                                    Total                350 points

 

 

Grading:

            Grades are given on a point system.  Each assignment is given a number point value.  Late assignment will not be accepted.  Make up tests will not be given.  All lesson plans must be turned in on e week prior to each tutoring session.  Each student is responsible for finding a substitute teacher for any missed tutoring session.  An additional five point deduction will be taken off the final grade for each session missed without calling a substitute.  No points will be given for missed tutoring sessions even if a lesson plan is turned in.  This can not be made up!

 

 

Grading Scale:

 

A         315 – 350                     

           

B+        297 – 314

 

B          280 – 296

 

C+        262 – 279

 

C          245 – 261

 

D+       227 – 244

 

D         210 – 226

Data And Topics

 

 

January 9                      Ekwall/Shanker            Introduction & Review Of

                                                                                    Testing

 

January 16                    Chapter 1                     Teaching Word Analysis

 

January 23                    * First Research Article Due

Chapter 2                     Getting Started: Assessing

                                                                        Student’s Literacy Development

 

January 30                    Chapter 3                     Fostering Emergent Literacy

 

February 6                   Chapter 4                     Teaching Phonics

 

February 13                 Chapter 5                     Teaching Vowel Patterns

                                    * Mid – Term Study Guide Will Be Given.

 

February 20                 Registration

 

February 27                 Mid – Term exam

                                    First Day of Tutoring

 

March 6                       Chapter 6                     Sight Words

                                    * Second Research Article Due

 

March 13                     Chapter 7                     Syllabic Analysis

 

March 20                     Chapter 8                     Using Context

                                    Turn in draft of final report

 

March 27                     Chapter 9                     Spelling

 

April 3                          Chapter 10                   Organization and Implementation

Parent Conferences: Turn in final draft that will be given to parents.

Study Guide for final exam will be given.

 

April 10                        Final Exam      

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                                   

 

                                   

 

Grading Scale:

A:                A-:             B+:                B:                  B-:                   C+:

C:                C-:                        D+:               D:                   D-:                           F:

 

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