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2011-2012 Graduate Studies Bulletin 
    
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LYST 249 - Writing Practicum: Assessing and Supporting Adolescent Writers (Grades 5-12)


Semester Hours: 3
Fall, Spring, Summer
This practicum provides a critical site of inquiry for the study of ethnographic approaches to literacy assessment. Participants create biographic literacy profiles of writers using close-grained observations of literacy processes (ethnographic observations, writing document analysis, developmental portfolios, interview and conferences, etc.) to determine how individuals use writing to solve problems in community and school settings. Participants develop and put into practice a student advocacy model of instructional assessment that values ethnic and linguistic diversity. Emphasis on middle school, high school, and young adult students. A 30 hour practicum at the Saltzman Reading/Writing Learning Clinic is required.

Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Completion of Phase I courses in Writing (Grades 5-12), The Teaching of, M.A., LYST 240  and 262 .





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