5 credits
Monitoring a school reading and literacy program is a systematic process of examining students' reading progress and one's instructional strategies to improve students' reading achievement. Continuous monitoring is an integral part of an effective literacy program because it enables educators to determine the most effective strategies for teaching reading. Education professionals will analyze a variety of literacy models to determine which models best meet the needs of specific learners, families, and communities. In this course, literacy leaders will complete a literacy program evaluation and make research-based recommendations to the existing comprehensive literacy plan to include community outreach programs, professional development plans, technology solutions, grants, and/or legislation/policy reform.