EDSE 503: Language Development and Reading

Important: For the most up-to-date information, refer to the official George Mason Course Catalog

General Information

Credits: 3

Description:

Identifies literacy skills for typical and atypical students, and describes reading, language, and writing instruction for students with mild disabilities who access the general curriculum. Explores emergent literacy skills, phonemic awareness, vocabulary development, and comprehension. Note: Field experience required. Offered by School of Education. May not be repeated for credit.

Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture

Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

Current Sections

Summer 2025, Section: 690, CRN 42673, Format: Online, Instructor: Lynn Beal
Summer 2025, Section: 692, CRN 42734, Format: Online, Instructor: Tiffany Brocious
Summer 2025, Section: D01, CRN 41688, Format: Online, Instructor: Tiffany Brocious

Spring 2025, Section: 689, CRN 20110, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Rosemary Walsh
Spring 2025, Section: 691, CRN 20058, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Spring 2025, Section: 6V1, CRN 20617, Format: Online, Instructor: Lynn Beal
Spring 2025, Section: DL1, CRN 13361, Format: Online, Instructor: Lynn Beal
Summer 2024, Section: 686, CRN 43557, Format: Online, Instructor: Tiffany Brocious
Summer 2024, Section: 688, CRN 43559, Format: Online, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Summer 2024, Section: D01, CRN 43070, Format: Online, Instructor: Tiffany Brocious
Spring 2024, Section: 001, CRN 23010, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Suzanne Brooks
Spring 2024, Section: 685, CRN 23919, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Spring 2024, Section: 687, CRN 23937, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Spring 2024, Section: 6V1, CRN 23993, Format: Online, Instructor: Suzanne Brooks
Fall 2023, Section: 001, CRN 70368, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Joy Banks
Fall 2023, Section: 684, CRN 84194, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Fall 2023, Section: 6V1, CRN 84996, Format: Online, Instructor: Joy Banks
Summer 2023, Section: 680, CRN 43807, Format: Online, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Spring 2023, Section: 675, CRN 23930, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Joy Banks
Spring 2023, Section: 681, CRN 23925, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Spring 2023, Section: 6V2, CRN 25276, Format: Online, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Spring 2023, Section: DL1, CRN 25264, Format: Online, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Fall 2022, Section: 001, CRN 70514, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Kelley Regan
Spring 2022, Section: 001, CRN 19332, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Joy Banks
Spring 2022, Section: 671, CRN 24890, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Tiffany Brocious
Spring 2022, Section: 672, CRN 24298, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Melissa Hughes
Spring 2022, Section: 673, CRN 24286, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Spring 2022, Section: 674, CRN 24887, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Melissa Hughes
Spring 2022, Section: 6V1, CRN 24396, Format: Online, Instructor: Joy Banks
Fall 2021, Section: 001, CRN 70824, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Summer 2021, Section: 670, CRN 44218, Format: Online, Instructor: Lynn Beal
Spring 2021, Section: 664, CRN 23519, Format: Online, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Spring 2021, Section: 665, CRN 23448, Format: Online, Instructor: Tiffany Brocious
Spring 2021, Section: 666, CRN 23525, Format: Online, Instructor: Tiffany Brocious
Spring 2021, Section: 669, CRN 24482, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Hughes
Spring 2021, Section: 6V1, CRN 24745, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
Spring 2021, Section: DL1, CRN 23132, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
Fall 2020, Section: 001, CRN 70933, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Fall 2020, Section: 6V1, CRN 84863, Format: Online, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Summer 2020, Section: 661, CRN 43224, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
Summer 2020, Section: 6V1, CRN 43773, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Hughes
Summer 2020, Section: B01, CRN 40051, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Hughes
Spring 2020, Section: 001, CRN 10678, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Melissa Hughes
Spring 2020, Section: 657, CRN 21860, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
Spring 2020, Section: 658, CRN 21888, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Meghan Betz
Spring 2020, Section: 659, CRN 21895, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Christine McElwee
Spring 2020, Section: 660, CRN 21887, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
Spring 2020, Section: 662, CRN 21901, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Tiffany Brocious
Spring 2020, Section: 6V1, CRN 22619, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Melissa Hughes
Fall 2019, Section: 001, CRN 71309, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
Fall 2019, Section: 002, CRN 71052, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
Fall 2019, Section: 656, CRN 82699, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
Fall 2019, Section: 6V1, CRN 82963, Format: Online, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
Summer 2019, Section: 651, CRN 42711, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Elizabeth Montanaro
Summer 2019, Section: 6V1, CRN 42571, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
Summer 2019, Section: B01, CRN 40054, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Meghan Betz
Spring 2019, Section: 001, CRN 10775, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
Spring 2019, Section: 649, CRN 22112, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
Spring 2019, Section: 654, CRN 22150, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Spring 2019, Section: 655, CRN 22113, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
Fall 2018, Section: 001, CRN 71590, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Meghan Betz
Fall 2018, Section: 002, CRN 71273, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
Summer 2018, Section: 644, CRN 43043, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Meghan Betz
Summer 2018, Section: B01, CRN 40068, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
Spring 2018, Section: 001, CRN 10873, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Linda Mason
Spring 2018, Section: 643, CRN 21375, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
Spring 2018, Section: 645, CRN 21376, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
Spring 2018, Section: 647, CRN 21391, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
Fall 2017, Section: 001, CRN 71798, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Fall 2017, Section: 002, CRN 71438, Instructor: Linda Mason
Fall 2017, Section: 642, CRN 82331, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
Summer 2017, Section: B01, CRN 40118, Instructor: Melissa Hughes
Spring 2017, Section: 001, CRN 11369, Instructor: Melissa Hughes
Spring 2017, Section: 630, CRN 21313, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
Spring 2017, Section: 631, CRN 21262, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Donna Sacco
Spring 2017, Section: 637, CRN 21091, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
Spring 2017, Section: 638, CRN 21147, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Tiffany Brocious
Spring 2017, Section: 639, CRN 21608, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
Fall 2016, Section: 001, CRN 72063, Instructor: Sarah Nagro
Fall 2016, Section: 002, CRN 71630, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Fall 2016, Section: 6V1, CRN 82446, Format: Online, Instructor: Sarah Nagro
Summer 2016, Section: B01, CRN 40768, Instructor: Melissa Hughes
Spring 2016, Section: 001, CRN 11638, Instructor: Sarah Nagro
Spring 2016, Section: 002, CRN 10456, Instructor: Mary Baldridge
Spring 2016, Section: 624, CRN 18468, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sarah Nagro
Spring 2016, Section: 625, CRN 18525, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
Spring 2016, Section: 627, CRN 18470, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Tiffany Brocious
Spring 2016, Section: 628, CRN 18464, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
Fall 2015, Section: 001, CRN 72397, Instructor: Sarah Nagro
Fall 2015, Section: 003, CRN 71878, Instructor: Jodi Duke
Summer 2015, Section: 622, CRN 42660, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Tiffany Brocious
Summer 2015, Section: B01, CRN 41132, Instructor: Meghan Betz
Spring 2015, Section: 001, CRN 11859, Instructor: Meghan Betz
Spring 2015, Section: 002, CRN 10524, Instructor: Jennifer O'Looney
Spring 2015, Section: 621, CRN 18085, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
Spring 2015, Section: 623, CRN 18087, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Patricia Leins
Spring 2015, Section: 694, CRN 18088, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
Fall 2014, Section: 001, CRN 72720, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Meghan Betz
Fall 2014, Section: 002, CRN 72070, Instructor: Jodi Duke
Fall 2014, Section: 698, CRN 81392, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Tiffany Brocious
Summer 2014, Section: 687, CRN 42053, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jodi Duke
Summer 2014, Section: 693, CRN 43022, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Patricia Leins
Summer 2014, Section: B01, CRN 40246, Instructor: Marilyn Lovett
Spring 2014, Section: 001, CRN 10600, Instructor: Mary Baldridge
Spring 2014, Section: 002, CRN 17400, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Marilyn Lovett
Spring 2014, Section: 003, CRN 12116, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jennifer O'Looney
Spring 2014, Section: 685, CRN 17973, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Spring 2014, Section: 686, CRN 17974, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
Spring 2014, Section: 690, CRN 17951, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Marilyn Lovett
Spring 2014, Section: 6V1, CRN 20650, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jennifer O'Looney
Fall 2013, Section: 001, CRN 72274, Instructor: Jodi Duke
Fall 2013, Section: 5S1, CRN 73089, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
Fall 2013, Section: 681, CRN 81291, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Fall 2013, Section: 6V1, CRN 81268, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
Summer 2013, Section: 683, CRN 41781, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jodi Duke
Summer 2013, Section: 684, CRN 41782, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Suzanne Jimenez
Summer 2013, Section: B01, CRN 40291, Instructor: Debra Mossburg
Spring 2013, Section: 001, CRN 10688, Instructor: Jennifer O'Looney
Spring 2013, Section: 5S1, CRN 12486, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sidney Morris
Spring 2013, Section: 678, CRN 17835, Instructor: Kelly Krug
Fall 2012, Section: 001, CRN 72577, Instructor: Kelley Regan
Fall 2012, Section: 002, CRN 76675, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Fall 2012, Section: 5S1, CRN 73673, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jodi Duke
Summer 2012, Section: 675, CRN 42501, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
Summer 2012, Section: 676, CRN 42502, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sidney Morris
Summer 2012, Section: 677, CRN 42503, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jodi Duke
Summer 2012, Section: B01, CRN 40403, Instructor: Kelley Regan
Spring 2012, Section: 001, CRN 10759, Instructor: Rita Purcell
Spring 2012, Section: 5S1, CRN 12925, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sidney Morris
Spring 2012, Section: 673, CRN 20628, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Fall 2011, Section: 001, CRN 73042, Instructor: Kelley Regan
Fall 2011, Section: 5S1, CRN 74815, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Rita Purcell
Fall 2011, Section: 672, CRN 80264, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jodi Duke
Fall 2011, Section: 6V1, CRN 80904, Instructor: Kelley Regan
Summer 2011, Section: 670, CRN 42253, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Summer 2011, Section: 671, CRN 42256, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
Summer 2011, Section: B01, CRN 40548, Instructor: Patricia Leins
Spring 2011, Section: 001, CRN 10909, Instructor: Laura Porter
Spring 2011, Section: 5S1, CRN 13617, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Earlyne Hastings
Spring 2011, Section: 664, CRN 19632, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
Spring 2011, Section: 665, CRN 19589, Instructor: Jodi Duke
Spring 2011, Section: 668, CRN 20977, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Spring 2011, Section: 669, CRN 20941, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Fall 2010, Section: 001, CRN 74069, Instructor: Kelley Regan
Fall 2010, Section: 5S2, CRN 79673, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Fall 2010, Section: 6G1, CRN 81232, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Fall 2010, Section: 6V1, CRN 81641, Instructor: Kelley Regan
Summer 2010, Section: 662, CRN 42658, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Laura Porter
Summer 2010, Section: B01, CRN 40733, Instructor: Rita Purcell
Spring 2010, Section: 001, CRN 11336, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
Spring 2010, Section: 002, CRN 18571, Instructor: Kelley Regan
Spring 2010, Section: 656, CRN 20970, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Teresa Hopkins
Spring 2010, Section: 658, CRN 21348, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Marilyn Lovett
Spring 2010, Section: 659, CRN 19194, Instructor: Kathryn Tackett
Spring 2010, Section: 660, CRN 21367, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Kelley Regan
Spring 2010, Section: 661, CRN 19190, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
Fall 2009, Section: 001, CRN 74406, Instructor: Sharon Ray
Fall 2009, Section: 002, CRN 74408, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
Fall 2009, Section: 652, CRN 77823, Instructor: Jodi Duke
Summer 2009, Section: B01, CRN 40835, Instructor: Rita Purcell
Fall 2008, Section: 002, CRN 72463, Instructor: Rebecca Yellets