Instructional Literacy Difficulties

ELTL-601-6080

University at Albany

  • Semester
    Spring 2026
  • Instructor
    Stephanie A Affinito
  • Start Date
    01-21-2026
  • Total Credits
    3
  • Call to Register
    518-442-5140

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This course focuses on helping teachers to develop greater expertise in identifying and effectively responding to learners who are having literacy difficulties at the early stages of literacy acquisition. Most early literacy difficulties can be prevented through early, responsive, comprehensive, and coherent literacy instruction. Course topics include: differentiated instruction in a Response to Intervention (RTI) and Multi-Tiered Systems of Support (MTSS) context, promoting motivation to read and write, the development of phonological skills, a strategic approach to word learning, and oral language skills and the knowledge base upon which comprehension depends. Graduate students provide one-to-one intervention for a young literacy learner and engage small groups of students in interactive read aloud. The course includes a practicum to work with young children. Students in Literacy programs must receive a B or better in all practicum courses before taking ELTL 620, the capstone class. Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of ELtl 655.
Course Area: Vocational Teacher Preparation
Level: Graduate
Dates: 01-21-2026 - 05-05-2026
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Instructor: Stephanie A Affinito
Local Course ID: 26SP_ALB_ELTL601_4
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