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ELED 411: Reading Development, Processes, Assessment, and Pedagogy

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

General Information

Credits: 3

Description:

Provides research-based introduction to literacy teaching and learning for elementary children. Emphasizes reading development and processes, reading assessment, and reading pedagogy. Addresses assessment and instruction of reading comprehension, fluency, vocabulary and word study, as well as specific reading disabilities. Investigates of appropriate use of children’s literature in classrooms. Note: This course has a required field component. Offered by School of Education. Limited to two attempts.
Registration Restrictions:

Required Prerequisites: (ELED 410C or 410XS).
C Requires minimum grade of C.
XS Requires minimum grade of XS.

Enrollment limited to students in a Bach of Science in Education degree.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

Current Sections

This course is not offered this semester.

Upcoming Sections

  • Spring 2025, Section: 001, CRN 13012, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Lois Groth
  • Spring 2025, Section: 002, CRN 13013, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Suzanne Whaley
  • Spring 2025, Section: 003, CRN 13014, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Charlene O'Brien
Prior Sections (partial list)
  • Spring 2024, Section: 002, CRN 16202, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Charlene O'Brien
  • Spring 2023, Section: 002, CRN 15343, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Lois Groth
  • Spring 2022, Section: 002, CRN 17365, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Lois Groth
  • Spring 2022, Section: 004, CRN 23044, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Charlene O'Brien
  • Spring 2021, Section: DL1, CRN 20896, Format: Online, Instructor: Lois Groth