3.00 Credits
This credit-non-credit/letter-grade semester-long graduate course is designed to help educators deliver effective, efficient research-based assessment and intervention for readers of any age who have reached an early 3rd grade level, but who are still struggling. Intervention is provided in a small group format for readers who are at approximately the same ability level. The course follows a 'practicum model,' in which educators build a conceptual framework for reading development and intervention through a semester-long, mentored intervention experience. The course is open to any educator, including but not limited to: classroom teachers, reading specialists, special educators, administrators, paraprofessionals, and English-Learner (EL) personnel. Please note that for this course to count toward the USBE's Secondary Interventionist Endorsement, educators must implement Higher Steps in a small group of secondary students (i.e., grades 6-12).