RED 4940 - Final Reading Practicum

Credits: 3

Prerequisites: Senior status.
Corequisite: EEC 4940
This course is the supervised reading portion of the final internship to give clinical experience in reading for the pre-service teacher. This course provides clinical experience in increasing student reading performance through the utilization of appropriate strategies and materials. This course aligns to the Florida Reading Competencies, which include language development, cognition, research-proven best practices, and differentiated instructions. Teacher candidates will work directly with K-3 teachers and students in the public schools in large group, small group, and individual settings to connect all aspects of literacy instruction. This course requires forty-five (45) hours of field experience/observation in a classroom setting designated by the Office of Teacher Education in the district of the student’s choice within the college’s service area. The 45 hours of field experience is included in the 12 week internship in a K-3 area classroom with no less than 300 hours of direct teaching instruction. The field experience is completed outside of the scheduled class.

Terms Offered: Fall, Spring, Summer

Contact Hours: 3
Hours: 3