2024-2025 Academic Catalog 
    
    Jul 18, 2025  
2024-2025 Academic Catalog

EDUC 330 - Practicum in Reading Methods I: Elementary


Credits: 2
The course is designed as a practicum experience in a K-6 setting. The overall focus of this course is on delivering and reflecting on three reading lessons as well as interactive observations, which include engaging with students and forming relationships with them, observing equitable teaching practices, differentiation of learning, and engaging instructional practices. Emphasis is placed on cooperative learning, use of literature, differentiated instruction, reflection, and personal goal setting. Students will also embed authentic strategies to assess student learning into the teaching and classroom structure. Candidates will be formatively assessed on the MEES Standards. Teacher candidates will attend practicum during assigned hours unless approved by the program director. Note: 3 variable credits with the program director’s approval.
Corequisite: EDUC-331/531 Reading Methods I