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Details	This course is the first course for candidates enrolling in the Reading Teacher Certificate program (DPI Reading Teacher license) and the MSE-Reading degree program (DPI Reading Specialist license). It is one of three courses included in the one-month Reading Program Summer Institute that provides the foundation for all subsequent courses in the certificate and degree programs. Content includes the historical and philosophical/political foundations and trends of literacy learning and instruction; definitions of literacy and reading; developmental phases of reading development; overall influences on literacy acquisition; basic terminology used in literacy research, curriculum, and instruction; pedagogical considerations, including general conditions for learning to read and write; development of a personal philosophy about teaching reading as a reflective practitioner. Prerequisite for Reading Program licensure candidates: TED 316 or equivalent and two years regular classroom teaching experience. Priority is given to those enrolling in the full, three-course, four-week Summer Institute that initiates the Reading Program certificate and degree programs. For graduate students outside the Reading Program wishing to use this course as an elective or as a substitute for READ 661, permission to enroll may be granted from the Director of the Reading Program. [Summer Institute Course]