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People with low levels of literacy encounter grave difficulties in coping in a 'reading based' society. It is essential that at risk readers be promptly identified and that early intervention programmes be implemented. The expertise of the classroom teacher in the identification and remediation of children with reading difficulties is deemed to be a critical factor in the prevention of serious reading disabilities.

This course focuses on the teaching of children with specific learning difficulties in reading. The emphasis is on assessment and diagnosis of children with reading problems and on the structuring, implementation and analysis of appropriate intervention programmes. Note: Students will require access to a child with reading difficulties in English for completion of this course.

The course objectives define the student learning outcomes for a course. The assessment item(s) that may be used to assess student achievement of an objective are shown in parenthesis. On successful completion of this course students should be able to demonstrate:

1. an in-depth knowledge of the reading process (Assignments 1 and 2);
2. a knowledge of factors which contribute to reading difficulties (Assignment 1);
3. the ability to design and implement reading assessments which provide for efficient class screening and for individual diagnosis (Assignments 1 and 2);
4. competency in identifying, assessing and teaching students with reading difficulties (Assignments 1 and 2);
5. the ability to select, evaluate and modify resources for instructing students with reading difficulties (Assignment 2);
6. demonstrate competence in and appropriate use of language and literacy, including spelling, grammar, punctuation and bibliographic referencing (Assignments 1 and 2).