Fall 2011 Semester
Instructors: Martha Harrington, Sandy Roth
Licensure Program(s): Special Education, Reading Specialist
Register by: September 7, 2011
This course is designed to give classroom teachers, reading specialists, and special education professionals research-based background knowledge of the reading process. The course addresses reading abilities and reading approaches as well as issues of motivation and engagement within all the components of the language arts curriculum. There is a focus on helping teachers develop an ability to design and plan an approach to teaching that yields a comprehensive literacy program for struggling readers of all ages. Students will demonstrate competency in developing and modifying lesson plans as well as reading instruction programs for students with diverse educational and/or cultural needs by assessing, evaluating, designing and implementing prevention and intervention strategies with one student that will require one to one tutoring sessions totaling a minimum of two hours a week.
K-12 / 67.5 PDPs / 3 Graduate Credits
This course is offered through the Collaborative’s educator licensure program and may be taken either as part of a Licensure Program or as an individual course for PDPs (individual course cost is $620). Graduate Credit through Fitchburg State College is available at additional cost; Master’s Degree and CAGS options are available.
Format
Hybrid Online Format
- Starts on: September 24, 2011
- Classes: Online coursework Sept 24 – Jan 7
- Locations: 3 in-person sessions in Worcester (Saturdays, 1:00-4:00pm): Sept 24, Nov 5, Jan 7
Traditional Format
- Starts on: September 26, 2011
- Classes: Mondays, 4:30-7:30pm: Sept 26; Oct 3, 17, 24; Nov 7, 14; Dec 5, 12, 19; Jan 9, 23
- Locations: Lowell, Northampton, Worcester
Register
Registrations are accepted on a first come, first served basis.
To register, please download the Fall 2011 Course Registration Form.
Forward completed form, with payment, to:
Collaborative Licensure Programs
Attn: Registration
97 Hawley Street
Northampton, MA 01060
For additional information, please contact:
Ann Paquette
413-586-4900 x140
413-586-2878 Fax
Late Fee
A $50 late fee will be applied for all registrations received after the date noted in each course description. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. A maximum class size will be set for each course. The Collaborative for Educational Services may choose to provide instruction to low enrollment courses through alternate means of course delivery.