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resources are explored. Major issues are examined. Ways in which computers
can improve reading for students of diverse cultural backgrounds and abilities
are examined.

EDUC 656 READING IN CONTENT FIELDS
Former course number 545
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
The purpose of this course is to help prospective teachers, classroom teachers,
reading and language arts specialists and teachers in content fields develop
knowledge, understanding, attitudes, and competencies essential for concept
development through content reading at all levels of school. Special attention
is given to problems in reading faced by teachers in content areas in middle
and secondary schools. Students examine computers and software for their
potential for improving reading in content fields.

EDUC 701 RESEARCH ADVISEMENT
Former course number 601
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 1
Research for those students needing advisement to complete seminar papers
and remove “incompletes” in their Seminar course.

EDUC 704 PERSPECTIVES AND METHODS IN TEACING READING
Prerequisites: The student must have completed EDUC 601, Supervised
Internship I: Perspectives and Methods in Teaching I, passed Praxis I, began
preparation for the Praxis II Examination, and be advanced to candidacy. The
student may be concurrently enrolled in Supervised Internship II.
Credits:3
This course is designed to assist graduate students in the completion of a
Master’s Thesis or seminar paper based upon action research. The students
are expected to use research techniques to systematically examine issues of
their choice. Upon choosing a research topic or question, the students will
apply the steps of the scientific method to study that topic or question in scope
and depth. The students must be advanced to candidacy, must have
successfully completed the Praxis I Examination, EDUC 601, passed the
comprehensive examination, and Supervised Internship I before registering for
this course. EDUC 704 may be taken concurrently with Supervised Internship II.

EDUC 705 SUPERVISED INTERNSHIP I: PERSPECTIVES AND METHODS I
(ELEMENTARY EDUCATION)

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