2013-2014 Graduate Catalog Downloadable PDF (10.71MB)

Readingtlac.tamu.edu(RDNG)Course Descriptions/Reading 549604. Reading Diagnosis. (2-3). Credit 3. Appraisal and diagnosis of reading problems; practicum inadministration and interpretation of individual reading inventories. Prerequisite: RDNG 649 orRDNG 674 recommended.612. Children’s Literature and Literacy. (3-0). Credit 3. Critical selection and evaluation of various children’sliterature genres; comparative studies of children’s literature; development, implementation andevaluation of research in children’s literature and literacy; integration of reading and response theoryinto the study of literature. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.613. Multicultural Children’s Literature and Literacy. (3-0). Credit 3. Analysis and evaluation of NativeAmerican, Black and Hispanic children’s literature; development, implementation and evaluationof research in multicultural literature and literacy; analysis of issues influencing multicultural literatureand literacy. Prerequisites: RDNG 612; graduate classification.614. Reading Research and Trends. (3-0). Credit 3. Exploration of recent research in reading; identificationof trends and patterns in issues attached, research designs employed and consistent findings;generation of new research hypotheses and guidelines for improving current practice. Prerequisites:Doctoral classification or approval of instructor.615. Theories of the Reading Process. (3-0). Credit 3. Seminar for doctoral students and advanced master’sstudents to study and critique major theories of the reading process that have been influential in thefields of reading, language arts, educational psychology, and related fields. Prerequisite: Doctoral statusor approval of instructor.616. Organization and Supervision of Reading Programs. (3-0). Credit 3. Organization of school readingprograms; role of reading supervisor in program implementation, staff development, program evaluation.Coordination of reading services with total curriculum. Prerequisites: Doctoral classification;approval of instructor.620. Literacy and Language. (3-0). Credit 3. Orthography of different languages and its relation to literacyacquisition and failure to acquire basic literacy skills. This is a seminar course in reading, languagearts, bilingual education, psychology, linguistics, and related fields. Prerequisite: Graduate classification.642. Clinic Teaching in Reading. (1-6). Credit 3. Practicum in recognition, diagnosis, remediation andcorrective procedures of reading-study problems; demonstration and laboratory analysis of physiologicaland psychological factors related to reading disabilities. Prerequisite: RDNG 649 or RDNG 674.649. Reading Instruction in High School and College. (3-0). Credit 3. Basic principles of reading instruction;nature and scope of total reading program; methods, materials and organization of developmental,corrective and speed-reading programs in high school and college.650. Foundations of Reading Instruction. (3-0). Credit 3. Psychological, linguistic and physical factorsrelated to reading performance; implications for content and teaching methods; appraisal of currentresearch and related reading for teachers, supervisors and reading specialists. Prerequisites: RDNG 649and RDNG 674 or approval of instructor.674. Developmental Reading in the Elementary School. (3-0). Credit 3. Methods and materials of readinginstruction in the elementary grades; past, present and emerging programs; organization and administrationof programs and classroom management; teaching reading to special groups; issues in reading.689. Special Topics in... Credit 1 to 4. Selected topics in an identified area of reading. May be repeated forcredit.