Seattle Pacific University School of Education

SCHOOL OF EDUCATION | Autumn 2009


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Classroom Instruction Courses: Reading, Writing, and Communication

EDCA 5443 Integrating Children's Literature Into Science and Social Studies (5 credits)
Explores strategies that effectively incorporate children's literature into science and social studies lessons and units. Studies the rationale for using literature in subject areas and suggests appropriate books, both fiction and nonfiction, based on curriculum criteria. Demonstrate knowledge of an integrated approach to teaching the designated subject areas and read a variety of children's books, creating a resource bibliography. Designed primarily for teachers in elementary and middle school. Class not open to: Undergraduate level.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26776	Pearson, Molly	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course medium: print.
	Notes: Access to a classroom or group of children is required for completion of course activities.
Spring 2010	45509	Pearson, Molly	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course medium: print.
	Notes: Access to a classroom or group of children is required for completion of course activities.

EDCN 5038 Language Arts Activities for the Primary Grades (5 credits)
Covers alphabetizing, spelling, synonyms, antonyms, homonyms, word usage, contractions, abbreviations, capitalization, punctuation and proofreading. Presents a variety of game formats easily adapted for multi-level skill areas in language arts. Includes strategies for individuals working above or below grade level, and is designed for classroom teachers working with students in grades 2-3 for large-group or whole-class work.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26882	Bennett, Mary	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $450 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. Please include an email address and current teaching situation on the registration form.
	Fees: includes all materials. Course media: print/CD-ROM.
Spring 2010	45606	Bennett, Mary	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $450 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. Please include an email address and current teaching situation on the registration form.
	Fees: includes all materials. Course media: print/CD-ROM.

EDCN 5039 Language Arts Activities for the Intermediate Grades (5 credits)
Presents skill areas selected from multi-school objectives for grades 3-6. Includes activities developed for intermediate grade students that can be used across the curriculum with independent homework assignments that motivate and encourage active student participation. Offers classroom-ready materials, which include a prerecorded cassette tape, large group and learning center activities, as well as independent assignments that develop spelling, alphabetizing, word usage, synonym, antonym, capitalization, punctuation, syllabication and proofreading skills.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26883	Bennett, Mary	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $450 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. Please include an email address and current teaching situation on the registration form.
	Fees: includes all materials Course media: print/audio CD.
Spring 2010	45607	Bennett, Mary	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $450 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. Please include an email address and current teaching situation on the registration form.
	Fees: includes all materials. Course media: print/audio CD.

EDCN 5466 Integrating Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum (5 credits)
Explores the role of literacy development in the content-area classroom. Compares and contrasts historical approaches to literacy in the content areas. Applies and adapts literacy assessment techniques to content area reading and writing. Articulates the role of cooperative learning in content-area literacy development.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26902	Kovacevich, Harriett	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. All materials must be purchased from Pearson Education's materials store: www.teacher-courses.com/spu/coursematerials.
	Register: To register for this course, call 800/482-3848, use the enclosed registration form, or register online at www.spu.edu/spiral. All materials must be purchased from LessonLab SkyLight at www.lessonlab.com/spu/coursematerials.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/DVD/CD-ROM.
Spring 2010	45626	Kovacevich, Harriett	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. All materials must be purchased from Pearson Education's materials store: www.teacher-courses.com/spu/coursematerials.
	Register: To register for this course, call 800/482-3848, use the enclosed registration form, or register online at www.spu.edu/spiral. All materials must be purchased from LessonLab SkyLight at www.lessonlab.com/spu/coursematerials.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/DVD/CD-ROM.

EDCN 5472 Teaching Strategies for Building Literacy (5 credits)
Focuses on the development of literacy through the infusion of thinking and process skills across the curriculum. Introduces current research and theory in the field. Provides participants with repertoire of skills and strategies to foster literacy in their classrooms.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26906	Angello, Nancy	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. All materials must be purchased from Pearson Education's materials store: www.teacher-courses.com/spu/coursematerials.
	Register: To register for this course, call 800/482-3848, use the enclosed registration form, or register online at www.spu.edu/spiral. All materials must be purchased from LessonLab SkyLight at www.lessonlab.com/spu/coursematerials.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/DVD.
Spring 2010	45630	Angello, Nancy	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. All materials must be purchased from Pearson Education's materials store: www.teacher-courses.com/spu/coursematerials.
	Register: To register for this course, call 800/482-3848, use the enclosed registration form, or register online at www.spu.edu/spiral. All materials must be purchased from LessonLab SkyLight at www.lessonlab.com/spu/coursematerials.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/DVD.

EDCN 5579 Travels of Marco Polo in Asia and Africa: Social Studies and Language Arts emphasis (5 credits)
Provides dynamic 'expansive learning' experiences in units of forty-five 'Travelogue lessons' that follow a specific and historic geographical itinerary. These readings are derived from primary source accounts to foster high academic achievement proficiencies and appreciation for these moral dramas. Many of these compelling accounts directly involve the experiences of young people--the boy Marco Polo venturing on the Silk Road, for example. Emphasizes Social Studies and Language Arts.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26790	Scheuerman, Richard	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/CD-ROM.
Spring 2010	45521	Scheuerman, Richard	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/CD-ROM.

EDCN 5651 Book Study: Spelling - Connecting the Pieces (3 credits)
Provides elementary teachers practical ideas for integrating spelling into their language programs. Uses relevant research to provide information regarding how children learn to spell and how to use this information to assess students' needs. Examines the links between spelling and other areas of literacy, including the proposition that growth in speaking and listening, viewing and representing, reading and writing leads to growth in spelling. Offers instructional strategies to address spelling in other subject areas and to support the needs of second language learners, struggling spellers, and skilled spellers.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	27004	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(3 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $220 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.
Spring 2010	45701	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(3 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $220 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.

EDCN 5811 Art & Literacy Development (5 credits)
Explores the ways subject matter informs art and how art projects can explore subject matter, expanding an understanding of the material. Explains how artistic thinking across disciplines can bring each student's creative nature to learning, new ways of receiving, processing, assimilating, and using information. Encourages students to see how adding an element of art to a concept can help express their grasp of that concept.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26799	Soby, Jeanette	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course medium: print.
Spring 2010	45525	Soby, Jeanette	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course medium: print.

EDCN 5919 Book Study: Assessing and Teaching Beginning Readers and Writers (5 credits)
Incorporates two texts: Assessing and Teaching Beginning Readers, and Assessing and Teaching Beginning Writers to create a comprehensive and focused course on the teaching of reading and writing. Focuses on the intentional and appropriate planning of literacy instruction. The authors have created The Early Literacy Continuum for early childhood teachers to use in order to plan instruction. This course is intended for early childhood educators and administrators who are interested in refining assessment and teaching practices and who see early childhood as fertile ground for young students to move along a literacy continuum.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	27035	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(5 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $220 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.
Spring 2010	45708	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(5 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $220 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.

EDRD 5132 The Reading and Writing Connection (5 credits)
Focuses on the writing process and its role in literacy development. Candidates apply research-based instructional strategies to integrate writing into all subject areas. Specific techniques such as minilessons, shared and guided writing, writing to learn, and conferencing are addressed. Participants examine the writing process as a recursive, contextualized, and individual process of developing increasingly sophisticated communicative literacy.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Spring 2010	45659	Landers, Catherine	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $165 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, call Teachscape at 877/986-2794.
	Fees: Total $450 credit and course fee payable to Teachscape.

EDRD 5291 Reading in the Content Areas (5 credits)
Focuses on ways to integrate effective literacy strategies into all subject areas of the curriculum. Participants learn strategies for supporting the comprehension of nonfiction texts and the development of content-area vocabulary, study skills, and purposeful ways to integrate writing. Class not open to: Undergraduate level.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Spring 2010	45660	Landers, Catherine	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $165 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, call Teachscape at 877/986-2794.
	Fees: Total $450 credit and course fee payable to Teachscape.

EDRD 5421 Multicultural Children's Literature Grades K-5 (3 credits)
Explores the richness of multicultural literature for the elementary classroom. Discusses the controversies in the field, how to carefully select multicultural literature and the best practices to introduce this material to students. Create a practical bibliography of multicultural literature and learn about ways to incorporate it in the classroom.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26819	Pearson, Molly	(3 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $240 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: includes all materials. Course medium: print.
	Notes: Access to a classroom or group of children is required for completion of course activities.
Spring 2010	45547	Pearson, Molly	(3 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $240 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: includes all materials. Course medium: print.
	Notes: Access to a classroom or group of children is required for completion of course activities.

EDRD 5422 Multicultural Children's Literature Grades 6-12 (3 credits)
Addresses why some multicultural literature is not respectful of the culture represented or historically accurate. Learn about the controversies in the field and how to carefully select multicultural literature for students in grades 6-12. Utilize best practices to find ways to incorporate great multicultural books in the secondary classroom.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26820	Pearson, Molly	(3 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $240 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course medium: print.
	Notes: Access to a classroom or group of children is required for completion of course activities.
Spring 2010	45548	Pearson, Molly	(3 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $240 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course medium: print.
	Notes: Access to a classroom or group of children is required for completion of course activities.

EDRD 5423 Using Picture Books With Grades 4-12 (3 credits)
Examines why many picture books on the market today were written for middle and high school students--even adult readers. Analyzes picture books, some with serious themes and humor too sophisticated for young children, and discusses where these books can fit into the curriculum. Learn how picture books can bring a deeper understanding of the reality of people's lives to the hearts of readers in today's classroom.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26821	Pearson, Molly	(3 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $240 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course medium: print.
	Notes: Access to a classroom or group of children is required for completion of course activities.
Spring 2010	45549	Pearson, Molly	(3 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $240 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course medium: print.
	Notes: Access to a classroom or group of children is required for completion of course activities.

EDRD 5445 Assessment and Intervention for Struggling Readers (5 credits)
Focuses on the particular needs of elementary-aged children who struggle to read, but it also stresses the needs of struggling readers of all ages. Participants will study the research base that explains the common causes for reading difficulties. They will apply research-based instructional strategies to help students increase their reading in the five areas of reading instruction identified by the National Reading Panel as key to reading success. Participants will review informal reading assessment tools and complete a project that focuses on diagnosis and remediation of reading disabilities. They will also develop a differentiated diagnostic instruction plan to help all their students meet grade-level standards.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Spring 2010	45661	Landers, Catherine	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $165 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, call Teachscape at 877/986-2794.
	Fees: Total $450 credit and course fee payable to Teachscape.

EDRD 5460 Developmental Reading Methods and Activities (5 credits)
Provides 50 highly effective and motivational activities that address the problem of connecting phonetic instruction and motor, visual, auditory and inference skills to "real reading," achieved by linking these concepts to children's choices in literature. Activities include a blackline master, follow a game format, and are designed for the whole class before being used in small groups or on a one-to-one basis. Learn why letter and sound correlation activities and other reading subskills are more meaningful to students when connected to a favorite book. Designed for teachers of primary ESL and LEP students.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26889	Bennett, Mary	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $450 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. Please include an email address and current teaching situation on the registration form.
	Fees: includes all materials. Course medium: print.
Spring 2010	45613	Bennett, Mary	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $450 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. Please include an email address and current teaching situation on the registration form.
	Fees: includes all materials. Course medium: print.

EDRD 5533 Writing: Process to Product (3 credits)
Please see Computer Prerequisite C in the registration information for minimum computer requirements. Provides opportunity to examine current theory and research relevant to writing instruction. Looks at various issues influencing the process of writing. Examines factors and conditions affecting written work across development stages. Explores the relationship of reading/writing, genres of writing, etc. This course is also aligned with a number of the Washington State Reading Endorsement Competencies.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	27185	Kennison, Elletta	(3 credits)
	Online
	(Also available under EDRD 6533 (3 credits))
	Tuition: $175 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. No registrations will be accepted after 12/23/2009. Please include an email address on the registration form.
	Fees: plus cost of materials Course media: print/Internet.
	Notes: While this course has no formally scheduled class sessions, it does require weekly participation in class bulletin board discussions.

EDRD 5579 Helping Struggling Readers Read It and Get It (2 credits)
An exploration of how teachers can help students understand what they read and apply that information in a variety of situations. Participants will learn key strategies to assist students before, during, and after reading. They will analyze different texts to determine their readability levels, and discover how to use questions and prompts to develop students' skills in providing evidence of comprehension. They will make connections between reading and writing, and learn how to create comprehension prompts that align with the specific assessment tasks found on the WASL.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Spring 2010	45472	Lomas, Barbara	(2 credits)
	Mar 12 5:00pm-9:00pm F ESD 112, Vancouver, WA Mar 13 8:30am-3:30pm S ESD 112, Vancouver, WA
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: Preregistration is required by calling Sara Rhoten at 360/750-7505 x268.
	Fees: Additional $175 course fee payable to ESD 112.

EDRD 5619 Assessment and Intervention Strategies for Reading (5 credits)
Explores a wide array of teaching methods, materials and strategies such as running records, informal assessment inventories and reading recovery. Includes how to diagnose reading difficulties and apply interventions and corrective measures as they relate to the diverse needs of students.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26907	Kovacevich, Harriett	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. All materials must be purchased from Pearson Education's materials store: www.teacher-courses.com/spu/coursematerials.
	Register: To register for this course, call 800/482-3848, use the enclosed registration form, or register online at www.spu.edu/spiral. All materials must be purchased from LessonLab SkyLight at www.lessonlab.com/spu/coursematerials.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/DVD/CD-ROM.
Spring 2010	45631	Kovacevich, Harriett	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. All materials must be purchased from Pearson Education's materials store: www.teacher-courses.com/spu/coursematerials.
	Register: To register for this course, call 800/482-3848, use the enclosed registration form, or register online at www.spu.edu/spiral. All materials must be purchased from LessonLab SkyLight at www.lessonlab.com/spu/coursematerials.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/DVD/CD-ROM.

EDRD 5641 Foundations of Reading Instruction (3 credits)
Examines the theoretical and empirical bases of effective reading instruction, surveying research on literacy, including but not limited to the five key aspects identified in the 2000 National Reading Panel Report-phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and reading comprehension. Students will gain an understanding of the process of reading development, the nature and causes of reading difficulties, and principles and strategies for effective literacy instruction.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	27186	Beers, Scott	(3 credits)
	Online
	(Also available under EDRD 6641 (3 credits) EDRD 6641 (3 credits))
	Tuition: $175 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848. No registrations will be accepted after 12/23/2009. Please include an email address on the registration form.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/Internet.
	Notes: While this course has no formally scheduled class sessions, it does require weekly participation in class bulletin board discussions.

EDRD 5646 Book Study: Classrooms that Work: Reading and Writing (5 credits)
Discusses the importance of multilevel instruction, meaning the multiple things to be learned, depending on what the child is ready to learn. When instruction is multilevel, learners can experience success at every level. Describes whole-class and small group formats, with emphasis on struggling and advanced readers. Includes vocabulary and instruction for science and social studies, and extra support strategies for students who need it most. Also includes samples for Kindergarten, primary, and intermediate classrooms. Equivalent: CEU 2799.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	27057	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(5 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $320 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.
Spring 2010	45726	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(5 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $320 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.

EDRD 5679 Book Study: Words Their Way (5 credits)
Provides a practical way to study words with students, based on the research on invented and developmental spelling. Uses the framework of the five stages of spelling or orthographic development. Complements the use of any existing phonics, spelling, and vocabulary curricula using this developmental format. Covers the stages and necessary assessments to determine students' levels, the particular stages of literacy development, and developmentally appropriate activities to accompany these stages.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	27058	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(5 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $320 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.
Spring 2010	45727	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(5 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $320 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.

EDRD 5683 Empowering Girls with Stories: Strong Female Voices in Children's and Young Adult Literature (5 credits)
Please see computer prerequisite D in the registration information for minimum computer requirements. Examines picture books, middle grade fiction, non-fiction, and young adult novels with strong female characters. Explores how to integrate the stories into the classroom as a means of empowering and providing role models in literature for our female learners. Each learner will create a personal bibliography of empowered female literature based on the needs of their educational setting and student ability level.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26822	Hardwick, Melinda	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course medium: print.
Spring 2010	45550	Hardwick, Melinda	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course medium: print.

EDRD 5684 Discovering Children's and Young Adult Literature for Boy Readers (5 credits)
Please see computer prerequiste D in the Registration Information for minimum computer requirements. Examines picture books, middle grade fiction, non-fiction, and young adult novels with the focus on male characters. Explores how to integrate the stories into the classroom as a means of encouraging, inspiring, and providing role models in literature for our male readers. Each learner will create a personal bibliography of literature for boys based on the needs of their educational setting and ability level.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26823	Hardwick, Melinda	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course medium: print.
Spring 2010	45551	Hardwick, Melinda	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course medium: print.

EDRD 5687 Book Study: What Really Matters for Struggling Readers (3 credits)
Emphasizes three important principles that help teachers to use a variety of best practices with children who are struggling readers: children need to read a great deal to become proficient readers; children need to access appropriate books; and children need to develop fluent reading to become proficient readers. Summarizes research and explores methods to monitor reading and expand reading activites. May be repeated for credit 1 time.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	27059	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(3 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $220 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.
Spring 2010	45728	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(3 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $220 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.

EDRD 5698 Coaching to Improve Student Reading Achievement K-12 (4 credits)
Please see computer prerequisite E in registration information for minimum computer requirements. Focuses on the all-important coaching relationship in improving student reading achievement. Explores the seven foundational components of successful reading programs: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, comprehension, writing about the reading, and content area reading skills. Emphasizes intentional best practice in each reading component as the basis for coaching interaction.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26960	McGuire, Marilyn	(4 credits)
	Online
	(Also available under CEU 3194 (4 Units))
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, please contact Sandra Blazevich at 888/263-9980 x107.
	Fees: Additional $345 course fee payable to CE Credits Online. Course medium: Internet.
Spring 2010	45689	McGuire, Marilyn	(4 credits)
	Online
	(Also available under CEU 3194 (4 Units))
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, please contact Sandra Blazevich at 888/263-9980 x107.
	Fees: Additional $345 course fee payable to CE Credits Online. Course medium: Internet.

EDRD 5699 Book Study: The Kindergarten Book (3 credits)
Illustrates how and why students move along a continuum of literacy in kindergarten. Addresses questions about the kindergarten teacher's role in literacy learning, based on a set of beliefs about literacy and teaching and learning that are critical to the effective professional development of teachers of young children. These beliefs include the following: learning occurs best when it is built on learner's strengths, learning is developmental, and personal reflection is key to developing learning.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	27060	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(3 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $220 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.
Spring 2010	45729	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(3 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $220 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.

EDRD 5700 Book Study: The Art of Teaching Reading (5 credits)
Describes the process of teaching reading to children who learn to read with insight and to talk and write about their reading. Provides teachers with the steps needed to approach each component of the reading curriculum, including independent reading, guided reading, book talks word study, and reading aloud. Describes the essential components of a reading workshop, and how to teach the qualities of good reading.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	27061	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(5 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $320 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.
Spring 2010	45730	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(5 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $320 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.

EDRD 5728 Foundations of Reading K-6 (5 credits)
Computer Prerequisites: Participants will need access to a computer with a connection to the Internet. They will also need to have access or install QuickTime, Flash, and Adobe Reader. Provides participants with a comprehensive knowledge base in the reading process and the instructional techniques that are most effective for teaching students to read.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26940	Landers, Catherine	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $165 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, call Teachscape at 877/986-2794 and select option 2.
	Fees: Total $450 credit and course fee payable to Teachscape. Course media: print/Internet.
Spring 2010	45662	Landers, Catherine	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $165 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, call Teachscape at 877/986-2794.
	Fees: Total $450 credit and course fee payable to Teachscape.

EDRD 5735 Reading Fundamentals #1: An Introduction to Scientifically-Based Research (3 credits)
Please see Computer Prerequisite B in the Registration Information for minimum computer requirements. Provides information on what scientifically-based research means and discusses the myths and misconceptions of science. Discusses the various types of research and the constraint levels in educational research. Covers the internal and external validity of educational research. Examines quasi-experimental design, pre-experimental design, and single case design. Presents information on replication and research synthesis, and discusses evaluation instruments for Stage 1 of a Reading First program. This is the first course in a three-course series. It is recommended, but not required, that these courses be taken in order.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26824	Jackson, Mick	(3 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $270 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: includes all materials. Course medium: Internet.
Spring 2010	45552	Jackson, Mick	(3 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $270 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: includes all materials. Course medium: Internet.

EDRD 5736 Reading Fundamentals #2: Laying the Foundation for Effective Reading Instruction (3 credits)
Please see Computer Prerequisite B in the Registration information for minimum computer requirements. Reveals three critical elements of effective reading instruction that will lead to student success in the classroom: the organization of instruction; curriculum design, and instructional delivery as noted by Carnine, Silbert & Kame'enui (1997). Covers the evolution of Reading, and examines key legislation that affects reading instruction. This is the second course in a three-course series. It is recommended, but not required, that these courses be taken in order.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26825	Jackson, Mick	(3 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $270 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: includes all materials. Course medium: Internet.
Spring 2010	45553	Jackson, Mick	(3 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $270 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: includes all materials. Course medium: Internet.

EDRD 5737 Reading Fundamentals #3: The Elements of Effective Reading Instruction & Assessment (4 credits)
Please see Computer Prerequisite B in the Registration Information for minimum computer requirements. Focuses on learning to read, reading to learn, and an introduction to reading assessment. As part of these two key areas of reading instruction, the five elements of effective reading instruction will be highlighted, including definitions, implications for instruction and future directions. These five elements include instruction in: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and text comprehension. Also provides information on important assessment terms and definitions and will explore how reading assessment fits within the Reading First Program. This is the third course in a three-course series. It is recommended but not required that these courses be taken in order. If course 3 is taken prior to course 1 some additional research may be required.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26826	Jackson, Mick	(4 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $340 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: includes all materials. Course medium: Internet.
Spring 2010	45554	Jackson, Mick	(4 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $340 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: includes all materials. Course medium: Internet.

EDRD 5742 Beyond the Newberry: Discovering Excellence in Children's Award Books (5 credits)
Explores some of the different awards given to both children's literature and their authors. Looks at children's book awards such as: The Jane Addams Book award, given to books that foster a better understanding of the world; The Dolly Gray Award, given for books, which recognize high quality children's books that portray individuals with developmental disabilities; and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, given to a children's writer or illustrator whose books have made a lasting contribution to literature for children. Also includes information on current blogs, websites and publications that profile excellence in children's literature.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26827	Hardwick, Melinda	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/Internet.
Spring 2010	45555	Hardwick, Melinda	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/Internet.

EDRD 5746 Helping Struggling Readers (2 credits)
Presents strategies that teachers can use to help struggling readers. Among other course goals, participants will learn how to help students develop phonemic awareness and phonics knowledge, ways to teach vocabulary, and how to help students make meaning from text. Participants will also consider why sustained silent reading should be incorporated at all grade levels (K-12). Finally, after reviewing model reading improvement programs, participants will create an action plan that they can use with their own struggling readers.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	27104	Lomas, Barbara	(2 credits)
	Jan 1-Mar 15 On-line Course completion time: up to six months.
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, go to www.esd.112.org and click on "Courses".
	Fees: Total $195 credit and course fee payable to ESD 112. Course medium: Internet.
Winter 2010	27141	Fuson, Marlene	(2 credits)
	Jan 1-Mar 15 On-line Course completion time: up to six months.
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course call 425/917-7600 or email registration@psesd.org.
	Fees: Additional $99 course fee payable to Puget Sound ESD. Course medium: Internet.
Spring 2010	45782	Fuson, Marlene	(2 credits)
	Mar 16-Jun 15 On-line Course completion time: up to six months.
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, contact Judy Burrell at 425/917-7817 or email jburrell@psesd.org.
	Fees: Additional $99 course fee payable to Puget Sound ESD. Course medium: Internet.
Spring 2010	45836	Lomas, Barbara	(2 credits)
	Mar 16-Jun 15 On-line Course completion time: up to six months.
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, go to www.esd.112.org and click on "Courses."
	Fees: Total $195 credit and course fee payable to ESD 112. Course medium: Internet.

EDRD 5751 Book Study: Teaching for Comprehending and Fluency (5 credits)
Offers a complete picture of how to skillfully teach meaning making and fluency within any instructional context. Provides frameworks for high-quality instruction that describe appropriate expectations for comprehending, fluency, and vocabulary development. Provides effective teaching strategies for the following: comprehending, word solving fluency and vocabulary; writing about reading in a variety of genres and using writing as a tool for thinking; using guided reading with fiction and nonfiction books; discussing books during interactive read-aloud and literature study; and taking part in shared and performance reading. Instruction is included for running reading records of reading behavior to assess comprehension and fluency, and to then use those assessments to inform and differentiate teaching.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	27062	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(5 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $220 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.
Spring 2010	45731	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(5 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $220 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.

EDRD 5758 When Readers Struggle: Teaching That Works (5 credits)
This course is a comprehensive resource tailored to struggling readers. It contains specific teaching ideas for helping children kindergarten through third grade who are having trouble with reading and writing. Young students are taught to think and behave like effective readers who can solve words skillfully, comprehend deeply, and read fluently. The course teaches educators to place students in situations where they can succeed and then provide powerful instruction. Numerous examples and descriptions of instruction are offered to help initially struggling readers become strategic readers. Guidance on how to closely observe readers to make teaching decisions and then support struggling readers in whole-class settings is provided, along with measures to engage attention, memory, emotion, and motivation to create successful learning.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	27063	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(5 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $320 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.
Spring 2010	45732	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(5 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $320 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.

EDRD 5759 Improving Adolescent Literacy (3 credits)
Provides classroom proven strategies to improve middle and secondary students' comprehension in content areas. Each chapter opens with a glimpse into a classroom, followed by a research-based rationale for each strategy, an in-depth look at implementing the strategy, and examples of each strategy across the curriculum. The course focuses on English learners, and struggling readers, with insights to support these learners, and different technologies to enhance instruction.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	27064	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(3 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $220 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.
Spring 2010	45733	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(3 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $220 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.

EDRD 5760 Creating Literacy-Rich Preschools and Kindergartens (3 credits)
This course is relevant to preschool and kindergarten classrooms, with the potential to support upper grade levels in the area of literacy instruction. It presents specific ideas to support English Language Learners. It features an extensive discussion on learning climates and environments, and provides information on creating an atmosphere of trust and support, and an organized environment. Actual teaching strategies and activities that engage oral language and early reading/writing development are highlighted. The course focuses on methods to involve families as partners in the literacy development of children. Useful and authentic assessment strategies paired with easy-to-use and camera-ready tools to evaluate growth and development are included.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	27065	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(3 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $220 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.
Spring 2010	45734	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(3 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $220 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.

EDWR 5166 Teachers are Writers Too! Writing the Short Story (5 credits)
Offers secondary teachers an opportunity to learn the craft of writing a short story. Athough the course focuses on teachers as writers, classroom teachers will find the lessons to be applicable to young writers too. The course focuses on constructing a short story from personal experience. Topics for creating the short story include, developing strong characters, story structure, and revision.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26864	Hardwick, Melinda	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/Internet.
Spring 2010	45585	Hardwick, Melinda	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/Internet.

EDWR 5169 Book Study: The Reading/Writing Connection (5 credits)
Studying the book "The Reading/Writing Connection" by Boothe Olsen, this course details the process of teaching writing and responding to literature. Provides ways of teaching task-specific strategies and provides examples of lessons that help students learn to generate specific detail and metaphor in their writing. Lastly, it provides specific scaffolding strategies to engage students in learning strategies for interpreting literature.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	27068	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(5 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $320 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.
Spring 2010	45737	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(5 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $320 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.

EDWR 5175 Book Study: Conversations with a Poet: Inviting Poetry into K-12 Classrooms (3 credits)
Discusses writing and the teaching of poetry, giving inside information that is not typically in educational courses and text. Includes the rationale for teaching poetry and different poetry forms. Targets sixteen specific and different poetry forms, giving form, samples, and bibliographical citations as models. Covers several types of poetry, such as acrostic, ballad, blues, Cinquain, Haiku, limerick, riddle, sonnet, and many others.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	27069	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(3 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $220 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.
Spring 2010	45738	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(3 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $220 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.

EDWR 5176 Teachers are Writers Too: Writing the Picture Book (5 credits)
Offers secondary teachers an opportunity to learn the craft of writing a picture book. Focuses on teachers as writers; however, educators will find the lessons very applicable to the teaching of writing. Focuses on learning to identify three types of picture books: Storybook, Concept, and Informational Picture Book while exploring writing techniques used in picture books such as; character, structure, and the use of poetic language.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26865	Hardwick, Melinda	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/Internet.
Spring 2010	45586	Hardwick, Melinda	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/Internet.

EDWR 5185 Developing Writing Assignments for the Real World (5 credits)
Please see Computer Prerequisite D in the Registration Information for minimum computer requirements. Explores Mary Pipher's text, Writing to Change the World. Examines how giving to others gives people something to write about. Also reviews examples of others who are making a difference in their communities by studying stories in the text, Stone Soup for the World. Educators will complete a variety of writing exercises including poetry and narrative essay and examine how to use these ideas in the classroom. Participants will use the writing process to compose a letter, speech, or expository essay written for a real-world audience. The course is taught with the "teacher-as-writer", however, all writing exercises and assignments can be adapted for the classroom. The course is geared toward educators in grades 4-10.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26866	Hardwick, Melinda	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/Internet.
Spring 2010	45587	Hardwick, Melinda	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/Internet.

EDWR 5455 Writing Strategies for the Primary Classroom (3,5 credits)
Discusses practical writing strategies and techniques to use within every curricular area in a primary classroom. Presents research-based theory interwoven with practical application and ways to incorporate the EALRs and the Six Traits of Writing. Designed for primary teachers and education students; however, many of the techniques and strategies may be used in upper-elementary classrooms.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26867	Landers, Catherine	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course medium: print.
Spring 2010	45588	Landers, Catherine	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $400 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course medium: print.
	Notes: Access to a classroom or group of children is required for completion of course activities.

EDWR 5511 Book Study: Exploring Writing (5 credits)
Focuses on the main features of writing development, including visual organizers, model lesson plans for use in direct instruction of organizational structure, models of indirect instruction strategies, models for guiding writers to examine changes in work of written discourse, and models for meaningful assessment. Defines vocabulary terms and examines student writing. Emphasizes the writer as learner, using cultural diversity/multiculturalism, and the use of songs to help remember organizational structure. Equivalent: CEU 2804.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	27070	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(5 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $320 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.
Spring 2010	45739	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(5 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $320 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.

EDWR 5517 Book Study: Creating Writers Through 6-Trait Writing, Assessment and Instruction (5 credits)
Focuses on a comprehensive overview of education strategies and philosophies for writing assessment and instruction. Emphasizes clear guidelines on helping students draft, assess, and revise their writing, as well as explicit criteria to show students precisely what they must do to succeed as writers. The six-trait system is incorporated into state and district level standards and assessments.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	27071	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(5 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $320 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.
Spring 2010	45740	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(5 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $320 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.

EDWR 5526 Awakening the Writer in Every Student: Writing Workshop in Grades K-5 (1 credit)
Explains how to facilitate an effective Writing Workshop. Introduces everything from setting the tone to holding effective writing conferences. Shares ideas for mini-lessons, choosing topics, managing writing folders, assessing, and class management. Enables participants to reflect on their beliefs about writing and teaching writing.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	27320	Sloan, Megan	(1 credit)
	Mar 12-Mar 13 9:00am-3:00pm FS University Center, Everett, WA
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: Preregistration is required by calling Jennifer Whitney at 360/299-4069.
	Fees: Additional $140 course fee payable to NW ESD 189, and $5 materials fee payable to the Instructor.

EDWR 5532 Write for Insight (3 credits)
This course is packed with classroom-tested strategies from the National Writing Project and offers easy-to-use ideas to help students make personal learning connections. It shows how expressive writing invites active learning and how process writing develops and extends student knowledge. The course provides research-proven strategies to assist struggling readers and writers, and illustrates how to design motivating assignments and link these tasks to grading rubrics. Dozens of writing-to-learn activities such as notetaking, summarizing, brainstorming, and metaphor-building, model prompts and rubrics are included. Alternative formats to the traditional research paper and strategies for coaching and judging are included.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	27072	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(3 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $220 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.
Spring 2010	45741	Kane-Ronning, Susan	(3 credits)
	Online
	Tuition: $40 per credit
	Register: To register for this course, visit www.armchaired.com.
	Fees: Total $220 course and credit fee payable to Armchair Ed. Course media: print/Internet.

LIN 2100 Foundations of Language Study (5 credits)
Develops conceptual tools for understanding the nature and the processes of language: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics. Personal and professional attitudes toward the world of language are reexamined. This course is also offered via distance learning. Please note that the distance learning version of this course is not eligible for financial aid nor is it part of the on-campus tuition plateau; full payment is required at the time of registration.
Term	CRN	Instructor	Credits
Winter 2010	26879	Bartholomew, Kathryn	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $625 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/audio CD.
Spring 2010	45603	Bartholomew, Kathryn	(5 credits)
	Arranged Course completion time: up to one year.
	Tuition: $625 flat fee
	Register: To register for this course, use the enclosed registration form, print and send the form found online at www.spu.edu/spiral, or call 800/482-3848.
	Fees: plus cost of materials. Course media: print/audio CD.



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