Course Description
Reading remediation is a constant concern among teachers cognizant of the value of reading skills to learn in the other content/subject areas. Although language and reading are taught as subjects within the K-12 system, the proper teaching of reading skills within a large class population may not effectively address the needs of other grade school students who may benefit from a personalized approach to learning how to become motivated and fluent readers.
This course is aimed at equipping language/reading teachers, free-lance language teachers/tutors, para-teachers, ALS mobile teachers and learning support aides with the basic skills and disposition to deliver personalized instruction towards improving basic reading skills and fluency within the school system’s reading remediation and/or summer bridging programs and most of which may be implemented through blended and online learning.
Course Objectives
At the end of the course, the participant should be able to:
- – describe the reading process
- – analyze strands of skilled reading
- – explain approaches to reading instruction and remediation
- – demonstrate teaching strategies and skill sets for personalized instruction
Course Content Outline
I. The Reading Process
A. Developmental Stages of Reading
B. Approaches to Reading Instruction and Remediation
II. The Strands of Reading and Planning for Remediation
A. Decoding/Word Reading
B. Spelling
C. Vocabulary
D. Fluency
E. Reading Comprehension
III. Techniques and Strategies for Personalized Instruction
A. Basic principles of personalized instruction
B. Approaches to individualized and small-group instruction
Personalized Instruction through Online Reading Remediation
2022 Cycle 2 Offering – 8 weeks only
Sample Learning Activities
> 1-2 weekly asynchronous tasks or assignments
> 2 weekly live class lectures/sessions*
> one-on-one/small group consultations on selected course activities
> midterm evaluation of course teaching/facilitation
> culminating short course project sharing at the UPOU FEd-EduFair
*all live class lectures/sessions will be recorded and made accessible at the LMS