Professor Paul Blohm

Bulletin Description. Focuses on the senior high/junior high/middle school curriculum, methods and materials for teaching students to read more effectively (with emphasis on description and appraisal of methods), and materials and techniques used in developmental reading programs.

Expanded Description. EDUC M464 will emphasize “active learning” BEFORE, DURING and AFTER strategies and techniques for preparing and helping students learn from subject area material. While the emphasis is on strategic “reading," each of the active engagement strategies dealt with in this course is designed to be flexible for adaptation to non-text instructional settings, such as lecture, demonstration, dramatic role-play, Internet web design, web quests, computer multimedia, film, videocassette, interactive videodisc and virtual reality. You will learn to select, administer, guide, reinforce, and evaluate effective reading assignments through application of appropriate materials and methods for guiding ALL students' acquisition of content knowledge. Modifications of activities and alternative engagement activities will be emphasized in this course to assist students with reading and/or learning disabilities. While all activities and required assignments are designed in accordance with the School’s initial program, this course will focus directly on the “Instructional Media & Technology” and “Learning & Development” outcomes.