Tentative Course Calendar
LTCY 520
Fall 2008
Dr. Sherry W. Powers
DATE
TOPICS & READINGS
ASSIGNMENTS DUE
August 25  (Monday) Course Overview .
September 1 University Holiday - No Class .
September 8 Theory into Practice:  Interactive View of Reading & Writing
Lipson & Wixson, ch. 1, 2;
Buros Mental Measurements		 .
September 15 Evaluating the Instructional Context: Getting Started with Assessment
Assign Reflective Discussion Groups; ARI;
Lipson & Wixson, ch. 3, 4, 5;		 Critique #1 due
September 22 Evaluating the Instructional Context: Getting Started & Evaluating the Context
Speech & Hearing Screening
Interviews, Observations; ARI; Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT);
Lipson & Wixson, ch. 5, 6; Valencia & Buly (2004) article - Behind test scores: What struggling readers really need
ARI Manual and PPVT Manual		 .
September 29 Clients 1st Day  (5-6:30 p.m.)
Reflections & Evaluations (6:30-6:45 p.m.)
Class (6:45 - 7:45 p.m.)

Evaluating the Learner: Informal Assessment:  Running Records, Miscue Analysis, Authentic Assessment Measures
Word Recognition, Vocabulary, Comprehension; Running Records;
Lipson & Wixson, ch. 7, 8;  Pearson, Heibert, & Kamil (2007) article - Vocabulary assessment: What we know and what we need to learn
Running Records

Critique #2 due
October 6 Clients 2nd Day  (5-6:30 p.m.)
Reflections & Evaluations (6:30-6:45 p.m.)
Class (6:45 - 7:45 p.m.)
Informal Assessment and Formal Assessment  - The GRADE; Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test (GMRT); Stanford Diagnostic Reading Test;
Lipson & Wixson, ch. 8, 9; Nelson, Machek,(2007) article - A Survey of Training, Practice, and Competence in Reading Assessment and Instruction		 .

 
October 13 Clients 3rd Day (5-6:30 p.m.)
Reflections & Evaluations (6:30-6:45 p.m.)
Class (6:45 -7:45 p.m.)
Formal Assessment - Woodcock Reading Mastery Test (WRMT);
Lipson & Wixson, ch. 10, 11;
*Discussion of Diagnostic Report (Lipson & Wixson, pp. 646-654 Appendix A) 		Critique #3 due
October 20 Clients 4th Day (5-6:30 p.m.)
Reflections & Evaluations (6:30-6:45 p.m.)
Class (6:45-7:45 p.m.) Student Facilitator Group #1 Presentation

Discussion of the Review of the Literature Assignment

 Critique #4 due
October 27 Clients 5th Day (5-6:30 p.m.)
Reflections & Evaluations (6:30-6:45  p.m.)
Class (6:45-7:45 p.m.)
Student Facilitator Group #2 Presentation		 Review of the Literature prospectus due
November 3 Clients 6th Day (5-6:30 p.m.)
Reflections & Evaluations (6:30-6:45 p.m.)
Class (6:45-7:45 p.m.)
Student Facilitator Group #3 Presentation		 .
November 10 Clients 7th Day (5-6:00 p.m.)
Reflections & Evaluations (6:30-6:45 p.m.)
Class (6:45-7:45 p.m.)

Student Facilitator Group #4 Presentation
** Parent/Guardian Involvement Evening with Clinicians & Clients (6:00-6:30 p.m.)

 First Draft of Diagnostic Report due
November 17 Clients 8th Day (5-6:30 p.m.)
Reflections & Evaluations (6:30-6:45 p.m.)
Class (6:45-7:45 p.m.)
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November 24 Continuous Assessment

Lipson & Wixson, ch. 7

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December 1
Records Night 

Professor/Clinician Conferences (to be scheduled one-on-one with Dr. Powers as needed)

 Final Diagnostic Report due
December 8 Final Meeting with Parents to discuss case report summary (final exam week as approval granted) Review of the Literature due
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