January 2025 University Catalog

ED5551 Developing Fluent Readers

Learners in this course for P-12 classroom teachers analyze educational principles relevant to the physical, social, emotional, moral, and cognitive development of P-12 students. Learners examine ways to foster development of fluency and prosody skills, including word recognition, vocabulary, and comprehension. For MS Early Childhood Education and MS Reading and Literacy learners only. This course requires access to a P-12 classroom and/or educational stakeholders in a P-12 school or district. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer or credit for prior learning except by coursework from Minnesota schools with approved licensure programs.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ED5440; MS Reading and Literacy learners are exempt from this prerequisite