DEPARTMENT OF FOUNDATIONS, RESEARCH, AND READING

Nancy Zeller, Chairperson, 136 Speight Building

The mission   of the Department of Foundations, Research, and Reading is to teach and advise undergraduate and graduate students and faculty in the areas of social foundations, curriculum, research, and reading.

READING CLINIC AND CENTER

The Reading Clinic provides learning opportunities for preservice and inservice teachers to acquire competencies in diagnosis and remediation of reading disabilities. Children with reading difficulties are assigned individually to a teacher for tutorial and clinical experience. READ 3205, 3206, or 5313 are required for a total credit of 3 or 4 s.h.

The Reading Center is designed to aid college students with reading difficulties. Listed as READ 0092, no credit, the class meets two hours per week for one or two semesters depending upon the student's need; READ 1031, 1 s.h. credit, is an individualized course designed to increase reading power, efficiency, and study skills; three additional courses are also offered through the Reading Center: READ 1032, 1033, 1034.