RDG 590, Current Trends in Developmental Reading

Spring Semester, 2005

Catherine Kurkjian, Ed.D

Thursday:    4:00-6:40 Maria Sanford 208
Office: HB 242 (Dept. of Reading and Language Arts), 832-2179
EMAIL: kurkjianc@ccsu.edu
Communication Tools at: http://pipeline.ccsu.edu/cp/home/loginf 

Office Hours:
Mondays: Every 2^nd and 4^th Monday from 3PM-5PM, remaining Mondays 4:30-6:30 PM
Wednesdays: 3:00-4:00 & 9:30-10:00 PM
Thursdays: 3:00-4:00 & 9:30-10:00 PM

(Please make an appointment whenever possible especially for the 9:30 to 10:00 PM slots since this time was scheduled to accommodate students in my 6:50 classes)

Course Description:

Survey of current reading practices and materials in the schools.  Emphasis on developmental reading from pre-school through high school and into adult years.

Course Objectives

Acquire knowledge of current perspectives about the nature and purposes of reading and about current issues and trends in developmental reading K-12 as this pertains to:

    factors that influence literacy: physical; mental; social/cultural; emotional; language and political,

     programs, approaches, and materials which meet individual needs: attention given to all children in a mainstreamed classroom (including ELL, special education, learning disabled, physically handicapped students).

    the implementation of research based practice as they relate to literacy skills and teaching/assessment techniques such as: phonics, phonemic awareness; comprehension; fluency, vocabulary development, writing process, reading & writing connection, and technology as it intersects with literacy.

    the  acquisition and the  sharing of knowledge of reading and learning processes by reading professional journals and publications and participating in conferences and other professional activities.

Required Readings

Assigned Websites: (Posted on Course Outline)

Selected Articles

Other Requirements: It is a university requirement that everyone obtain an ID card. You can obtain one at the Card Office in the Student Center Rm. 106, M-Th from 9AM- 7 PM.  This is a simple 5-minute process in which you have your picture taken. Once you have your student ID, it is simply a matter o logging on to the pipeline at: http://pipeline.ccsu.edu/cp/home/loginf  at that page link  to https://accounts.ccsu.edu/wacctmgt  Once at this page scroll down and enter your name, 8 digit card # , last 4 digits of your SSN and birth date to establish your account. Once your account is established you will be able to log in at the pipeline page and make use of the WebCT communication tools available to us- from school and/or from other sites.

Your account will allow you to save your work on the CCSU network. For more information visit the Information Technology Services Website:

http://www.ccsu.edu/its/academic/MWLab.htm

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