EPI 0009 Foundations and Applications of Evidence-Based Practices in Reading
This course covers indicators from Florida Reading Endorsement Competency 1: Foundations of Reading Instruction and Competency 2: Application of Evidence-based Instructional Practices. Competency 1 encompasses the reading process with a focus on developing emergent literacy skills and progressing through the phases of word reading, resulting in comprehension as the final outcome. Teacher candidates will develop substantive understanding of six components of reading as a process: oral language, phonological awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary and comprehension. In Competency 2, teacher-candidates will learn to apply the principles of explicit, systematic and sequential evidence-based reading instruction and scaffold student learning while integrating the six components of reading. Teacher-candidates will learn to engage in the systematic problem-solving process to identify students with reading difficulties, including identification of students with characteristics of dyslexia, provide appropriate interventions and conduct effective progress monitoring. A grade of "C" or higher must be attained.