2007-2008 Catalog (PDF) - Colorado State University-Pueblo

CSU-Pueblo
RDG 435 Content Area Literacy 4(3-2)
Focuses on skills and strategies to improve comprehension
of textual material as well as writing in various
content areas; 60 hours of field experience. Prerequisite:
admission to Education. (F,S)
RDG 436 New Directions in Reading Comprehension
2(2-0)
Exploration of and simulations of research-based
strategies to increase students’ comprehension of reading
in elementary and secondary classes. Prerequisite: RDG
301 or 425. (F,SS)
RDG 437 Newspapers as a Teaching Resource 1(1-0)
Strategies and procedures for using the newspaper as a
supplementary resource in content area classrooms at all
grade levels (K-12). (SS)
RDG 442 Reading Across Cultures 2(2-0)
Techniques of adapting reading instruction for the
linguistically and culturally different child. Problems of
many minority groups are analyzed. Prerequisite: RDG
301. (S)
RDG 450 Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading
Problems 3(2-3)
Diagnostic and evaluation procedures used in detecting
and remediating problems and individualized instruction.
Appropriate for elementary and secondary teachers. Field
experience required. Admission to teacher program
required. Prerequisite: RDG 301 or 425. (F,S)
RDG 491 Special Topics (1-2 VAR) (*)
RDG 495 Independent Study (1-2 VAR)
Individual projects and problem-solving experiences
designed to meet students’ special needs. With instructor’s
permission, certain program requirements may be
completed through independent study. (*)
GRADUATE COURSES
RDG 510 Foundations of Reading Instruction 3(3-0)
Basic course for other graduate reading courses,
including reading skills, sequence, materials, psychology
of reading and relationship to other language arts.
Prerequisite: graduate standing. (*)
RDG 531 Developing Creative Centers 1(1-0)
Students will investigate various types of learning centers
and means of successful implementation in the classroom.
Development of materials, lesson plans and recordkeeping
systems which will result in a complete reading
center. Investigation into research on effectiveness of
learning centers. Prerequisite: graduate standing. (SS)
RDG 535 Content Area Literacy 3(3-0)
Focuses on skills and strategies to improve comprehension
of textual material as well as writing in various
content areas. Prerequisite: graduate standing. (*)
RDG 536 New Directions in Reading Comprehension
2(2-0)
Current research-based theory and practical classroom
strategies and procedures for increasing comprehension
of reading in elementary and secondary content area.
Emphasis on open-ended, higher-order thinking skills.
Prerequisite: graduate standing. (*)
RDG 537 Newspapers as a Teaching Resource 1(1-0)
Strategies and procedures for using the newspaper as a
supplementary resource in content area classrooms at all
grade levels (K-12). Prerequisite: graduate standing. (SS)
RDG 542 Reading Across Cultures 2(2-0)
Techniques of adapting reading instruction for the
linguistically and culturally different child. Prerequisite:
graduate standing. (*)
RDG 550 Diagnosis and Remediation of Reading
Problems 3(2-3)
Formal and informal diagnostic procedures for the
classroom teacher including standardized testing, informal
inventories, close, criterion-referenced testing and
Reading Miscue Inventory. Prescriptions based on
diagnosis; remediation strategies applied by students.
Prerequisites: a beginning reading course, graduate
standing, and teacher certification or initial testing in basic
competencies. (*)
RDG 552 Psycholinguistic Views of Reading: Process
to Practice 2(1-3)
Introduction to psycholinguistic perspectives through
analysis of oral reading errors. Reading Miscue Manual as
an instrument for investigating reader’s strengths and
weaknesses. Strategies for remediating poor quality
miscues. Prerequisites: beginning course in reading,
graduate standing, and teacher certification or initial
testing in basic competencies. (*)
RDG 560 Practicum 2(0-6)
Work with small groups and individual pupils in the public
school preparing materials and lessons under the
supervision of a reading teacher. Applied to both
elementary and secondary schools depending on the
instructor’s assignment. Prerequisites: RDG 301 or 425,
graduate standing, and teacher certification or initial
testing in basic competencies. (*)
RDG 591 Special Topics (1-2 VAR)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. (*)
RDG 595 Independent Study 1(0-2)
Prerequisite: graduate standing. (*)
RECREATION (REC)
UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
REC 102 Mountain Orientation 2(1-2)
An intensive one-week field experience in the Colorado
mountains. Clothing and equipment selection, nutrition
and rations planning, back country conservation and
sanitation, navigation, and trail techniques. (*)
REC 103 Winter Orientation 2(1-2)
An intensive one-week ski tour experience in the Colorado
mountains. Group dynamics, leadership, and expedition
behavior. Travels hut to hut with some winter camping.
Prerequisite: permission of the instructor. (*)
REC 104 Desert Orientation 2(1-2)
An intensive one-week desert camping and backpacking
experience, accompanied by nine lectures in preparation
for the trip. Natural and cultural history, desert conservation,
group dynamics. (*)
REC 105 Canyon Orientation 2(1-2)
Students will develop proficiency in canyon travel, group
camping, and will explore the geology, geography, and
ecology of the canyon country. (*)
REC 240 Recreation Program Design 3(3-0)
Rationale supporting and methods of conducting
recreation programs in a wide variety of public, private,
voluntary and commercial recreation agencies. (S)
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