Indiana University’s School of Education
Reading Assessment Online Course (for credit)

Indiana University's School of Education will be offering an online course for graduate level credit on the effective use of reading assessments in the classroom. There will be training in using the Indiana Reading Diagnostic Assessments (K-2) or the Informational Text Reading Inventory to shape a Standards-based instructional program. The course will also include general information that will help participants make informed decisions about the best assessments to use to meet the needs of their classrooms and using data to drive instruction. Participants will earn three graduate-level credits that can be applied to most license renewal programs.

This course will be offered during the Fall 2009 semester which begins August 21, 2009 with final projects due December 18, 2009.

Register online for the class through the School of Education's Distance Education Program site. Note: If you are currently in a IU School of Education degree program, please contact Sara Gibson to register for the course by emailing slavende@indiana.edu.

For more information about the content covered during the course, see the information listed below. If you have further questions, please visit our IU Reading Assessment Course Frequently Asked Questions page.

Workshop Content:

During the week-long workshop, participants will learn about:

• Reading Assessments
  • Definitions and significance
  • Effective and ineffective uses
  • Different types for different purposes
  • Comparison of well-known assessments
• IRDA or ITRI Training
  • Administration of assessment
  • Data interpretation
  • Shaping instruction based on diagnostic information
  • Report software training
• Response to Intervention Approaches
  • Comparison of approaches
  • Using assessments within an RtI program
  • Standards-based interventions
  • Options for monitoring progress

Required Project:

Participants will be expected to develop a project* that may include:

• Interpretation of class and student data
• Examples of data reports
• Standards-based instructional and/or intervention plans
• Collaborative efforts
• Analysis of individual student results including identifying students at-risk and flexible groups for differentiated instruction

Time will be given throughout the semester to complete the project.

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