EDRD 640 Tentative Schedule

Furman Graduate Summer 2017 Schedule

SUMMER SESSION 1, 2017

Dates	Topics	Assignments
June 8-9	6/8—Introduction to course; select and organize course readings Read and discuss: “Just Say No to Just Read, Florida, South Carolina” Retain to Impede: When Reading Legislation Fails (Again) Florida Retention Policy a Blight on Literacy, Children across US Confirmed: SC Implementing Retain to Impede Grade Retention Research 6/9—Discuss book critique; explore books to read; Topic 1: Historical Perspective	Read appropriate texts related to topics BEFORE class meetings.
June 12-16	6/12— Topic 2: Reading First and NCLB 6/13— Topic 3: Balanced Literacy 6/14— Topic 4: Early Literacy 6/15— Topic 5: Response to Literature 6/16— Topic 6: Writing Instruction, Spelling, Grammar	Read appropriate texts related to topics BEFORE class meetings.
June 19-23	6/19—Midterm 6/20— Topic 7: Assessment 6/21— Topic 8: Adolescent Literacy 6/22— Topic 9: Content Area Literacy 6/23—Topic 10: Bilingual education andEnglish as a Second Language	Read appropriate texts related to topics BEFORE class meetings.
June 26-June 29	6/26— Topic 11: Multiliteracies 6/27— Topic 12: Poverty and Deficit Thinking 6/28—Share: Book Critique Share: Literature Review 6/29—All assignments due	Read appropriate texts related to topics BEFORE class meetings. All assignments due by 6/29/2017