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EDSE 503: Language Development and Reading

Important: For the most up-to-date information, refer to the official George Mason Course Catalog

General Information

Credits: 3

Description:

Identifies literacy skills for typical and atypical students, and describes reading, language, and writing instruction for students with mild disabilities who access the general curriculum. Explores emergent literacy skills, phonemic awareness, vocabulary development, and comprehension. Note: Field experience required. Offered by School of Education. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

Current Sections

  • Spring 2025, Section: 689, CRN 20110, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Rosemary Walsh
  • Spring 2025, Section: 691, CRN 20058, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Spring 2025, Section: 6V1, CRN 20617, Format: Online, Instructor: Lynn Beal
  • Spring 2025, Section: DL1, CRN 13361, Format: Online, Instructor: Lynn Beal
Prior Sections (partial list)
  • Summer 2024, Section: 686, CRN 43557, Format: Online, Instructor: Tiffany Brocious
  • Summer 2024, Section: 688, CRN 43559, Format: Online, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Summer 2024, Section: D01, CRN 43070, Format: Online, Instructor: Tiffany Brocious
  • Spring 2024, Section: 001, CRN 23010, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Suzanne Brooks
  • Spring 2024, Section: 685, CRN 23919, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Spring 2024, Section: 687, CRN 23937, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Spring 2024, Section: 6V1, CRN 23993, Format: Online, Instructor: Suzanne Brooks
  • Fall 2023, Section: 001, CRN 70368, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Joy Banks
  • Fall 2023, Section: 684, CRN 84194, Format: Hybrid, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Fall 2023, Section: 6V1, CRN 84996, Format: Online, Instructor: Joy Banks
  • Summer 2023, Section: 680, CRN 43807, Format: Online, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Spring 2023, Section: 675, CRN 23930, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Joy Banks
  • Spring 2023, Section: 681, CRN 23925, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Spring 2023, Section: 6V2, CRN 25276, Format: Online, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Spring 2023, Section: DL1, CRN 25264, Format: Online, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Fall 2022, Section: 001, CRN 70514, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Kelley Regan
  • Spring 2022, Section: 001, CRN 19332, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Joy Banks
  • Spring 2022, Section: 671, CRN 24890, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Tiffany Brocious
  • Spring 2022, Section: 672, CRN 24298, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Melissa Hughes
  • Spring 2022, Section: 673, CRN 24286, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Spring 2022, Section: 674, CRN 24887, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Melissa Hughes
  • Spring 2022, Section: 6V1, CRN 24396, Format: Online, Instructor: Joy Banks
  • Fall 2021, Section: 001, CRN 70824, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Summer 2021, Section: 670, CRN 44218, Format: Online, Instructor: Lynn Beal
  • Spring 2021, Section: 664, CRN 23519, Format: Online, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Spring 2021, Section: 665, CRN 23448, Format: Online, Instructor: Tiffany Brocious
  • Spring 2021, Section: 666, CRN 23525, Format: Online, Instructor: Tiffany Brocious
  • Spring 2021, Section: 669, CRN 24482, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Hughes
  • Spring 2021, Section: 6V1, CRN 24745, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2021, Section: DL1, CRN 23132, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Fall 2020, Section: 001, CRN 70933, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Fall 2020, Section: 6V1, CRN 84863, Format: Online, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Summer 2020, Section: 661, CRN 43224, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Summer 2020, Section: 6V1, CRN 43773, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Hughes
  • Summer 2020, Section: B01, CRN 40051, Format: Online, Instructor: Melissa Hughes
  • Spring 2020, Section: 001, CRN 10678, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Melissa Hughes
  • Spring 2020, Section: 657, CRN 21860, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
  • Spring 2020, Section: 658, CRN 21888, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2020, Section: 659, CRN 21895, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Christine McElwee
  • Spring 2020, Section: 660, CRN 21887, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
  • Spring 2020, Section: 662, CRN 21901, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Tiffany Brocious
  • Spring 2020, Section: 6V1, CRN 22619, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Melissa Hughes
  • Fall 2019, Section: 001, CRN 71309, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
  • Fall 2019, Section: 002, CRN 71052, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
  • Fall 2019, Section: 656, CRN 82699, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
  • Fall 2019, Section: 6V1, CRN 82963, Format: Online, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
  • Summer 2019, Section: 651, CRN 42711, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Elizabeth Montanaro
  • Summer 2019, Section: 6V1, CRN 42571, Format: Online, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Summer 2019, Section: B01, CRN 40054, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2019, Section: 001, CRN 10775, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
  • Spring 2019, Section: 649, CRN 22112, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
  • Spring 2019, Section: 654, CRN 22150, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Spring 2019, Section: 655, CRN 22113, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
  • Fall 2018, Section: 001, CRN 71590, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Fall 2018, Section: 002, CRN 71273, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
  • Summer 2018, Section: 644, CRN 43043, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Summer 2018, Section: B01, CRN 40068, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
  • Spring 2018, Section: 001, CRN 10873, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Linda Mason
  • Spring 2018, Section: 643, CRN 21375, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
  • Spring 2018, Section: 645, CRN 21376, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
  • Spring 2018, Section: 647, CRN 21391, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
  • Fall 2017, Section: 001, CRN 71798, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Fall 2017, Section: 002, CRN 71438, Instructor: Linda Mason
  • Fall 2017, Section: 642, CRN 82331, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
  • Summer 2017, Section: B01, CRN 40118, Instructor: Melissa Hughes
  • Spring 2017, Section: 001, CRN 11369, Instructor: Melissa Hughes
  • Spring 2017, Section: 630, CRN 21313, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
  • Spring 2017, Section: 631, CRN 21262, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Donna Sacco
  • Spring 2017, Section: 637, CRN 21091, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
  • Spring 2017, Section: 638, CRN 21147, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Tiffany Brocious
  • Spring 2017, Section: 639, CRN 21608, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
  • Fall 2016, Section: 001, CRN 72063, Instructor: Sarah Nagro
  • Fall 2016, Section: 002, CRN 71630, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Fall 2016, Section: 6V1, CRN 82446, Format: Online, Instructor: Sarah Nagro
  • Summer 2016, Section: B01, CRN 40768, Instructor: Melissa Hughes
  • Spring 2016, Section: 001, CRN 11638, Instructor: Sarah Nagro
  • Spring 2016, Section: 002, CRN 10456, Instructor: Mary Baldridge
  • Spring 2016, Section: 624, CRN 18468, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sarah Nagro
  • Spring 2016, Section: 625, CRN 18525, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
  • Spring 2016, Section: 627, CRN 18470, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Tiffany Brocious
  • Spring 2016, Section: 628, CRN 18464, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
  • Fall 2015, Section: 001, CRN 72397, Instructor: Sarah Nagro
  • Fall 2015, Section: 003, CRN 71878, Instructor: Jodi Duke
  • Summer 2015, Section: 622, CRN 42660, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Tiffany Brocious
  • Summer 2015, Section: B01, CRN 41132, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2015, Section: 001, CRN 11859, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Spring 2015, Section: 002, CRN 10524, Instructor: Jennifer O'Looney
  • Spring 2015, Section: 621, CRN 18085, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
  • Spring 2015, Section: 623, CRN 18087, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Patricia Leins
  • Spring 2015, Section: 694, CRN 18088, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
  • Fall 2014, Section: 001, CRN 72720, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Meghan Betz
  • Fall 2014, Section: 002, CRN 72070, Instructor: Jodi Duke
  • Fall 2014, Section: 698, CRN 81392, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Tiffany Brocious
  • Summer 2014, Section: 687, CRN 42053, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jodi Duke
  • Summer 2014, Section: 693, CRN 43022, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Patricia Leins
  • Summer 2014, Section: B01, CRN 40246, Instructor: Marilyn Lovett
  • Spring 2014, Section: 001, CRN 10600, Instructor: Mary Baldridge
  • Spring 2014, Section: 002, CRN 17400, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Marilyn Lovett
  • Spring 2014, Section: 003, CRN 12116, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jennifer O'Looney
  • Spring 2014, Section: 685, CRN 17973, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Spring 2014, Section: 686, CRN 17974, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
  • Spring 2014, Section: 690, CRN 17951, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Marilyn Lovett
  • Spring 2014, Section: 6V1, CRN 20650, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jennifer O'Looney
  • Fall 2013, Section: 001, CRN 72274, Instructor: Jodi Duke
  • Fall 2013, Section: 5S1, CRN 73089, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
  • Fall 2013, Section: 681, CRN 81291, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Fall 2013, Section: 6V1, CRN 81268, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
  • Summer 2013, Section: 683, CRN 41781, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jodi Duke
  • Summer 2013, Section: 684, CRN 41782, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Suzanne Jimenez
  • Summer 2013, Section: B01, CRN 40291, Instructor: Debra Mossburg
  • Spring 2013, Section: 001, CRN 10688, Instructor: Jennifer O'Looney
  • Spring 2013, Section: 5S1, CRN 12486, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sidney Morris
  • Spring 2013, Section: 678, CRN 17835, Instructor: Kelly Krug
  • Fall 2012, Section: 001, CRN 72577, Instructor: Kelley Regan
  • Fall 2012, Section: 002, CRN 76675, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Fall 2012, Section: 5S1, CRN 73673, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jodi Duke
  • Summer 2012, Section: 675, CRN 42501, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
  • Summer 2012, Section: 676, CRN 42502, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sidney Morris
  • Summer 2012, Section: 677, CRN 42503, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jodi Duke
  • Summer 2012, Section: B01, CRN 40403, Instructor: Kelley Regan
  • Spring 2012, Section: 001, CRN 10759, Instructor: Rita Purcell
  • Spring 2012, Section: 5S1, CRN 12925, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sidney Morris
  • Spring 2012, Section: 673, CRN 20628, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Fall 2011, Section: 001, CRN 73042, Instructor: Kelley Regan
  • Fall 2011, Section: 5S1, CRN 74815, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Rita Purcell
  • Fall 2011, Section: 672, CRN 80264, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Jodi Duke
  • Fall 2011, Section: 6V1, CRN 80904, Instructor: Kelley Regan
  • Summer 2011, Section: 670, CRN 42253, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Summer 2011, Section: 671, CRN 42256, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
  • Summer 2011, Section: B01, CRN 40548, Instructor: Patricia Leins
  • Spring 2011, Section: 001, CRN 10909, Instructor: Laura Porter
  • Spring 2011, Section: 5S1, CRN 13617, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Earlyne Hastings
  • Spring 2011, Section: 664, CRN 19632, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sheryl Asen
  • Spring 2011, Section: 665, CRN 19589, Instructor: Jodi Duke
  • Spring 2011, Section: 668, CRN 20977, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Spring 2011, Section: 669, CRN 20941, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Fall 2010, Section: 001, CRN 74069, Instructor: Kelley Regan
  • Fall 2010, Section: 5S2, CRN 79673, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Fall 2010, Section: 6G1, CRN 81232, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Fall 2010, Section: 6V1, CRN 81641, Instructor: Kelley Regan
  • Summer 2010, Section: 662, CRN 42658, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Laura Porter
  • Summer 2010, Section: B01, CRN 40733, Instructor: Rita Purcell
  • Spring 2010, Section: 001, CRN 11336, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
  • Spring 2010, Section: 002, CRN 18571, Instructor: Kelley Regan
  • Spring 2010, Section: 656, CRN 20970, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Teresa Hopkins
  • Spring 2010, Section: 658, CRN 21348, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Marilyn Lovett
  • Spring 2010, Section: 659, CRN 19194, Instructor: Kathryn Tackett
  • Spring 2010, Section: 660, CRN 21367, Format: Face-to-Face, Instructor: Kelley Regan
  • Spring 2010, Section: 661, CRN 19190, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
  • Fall 2009, Section: 001, CRN 74406, Instructor: Sharon Ray
  • Fall 2009, Section: 002, CRN 74408, Instructor: Sheri Berkeley
  • Fall 2009, Section: 652, CRN 77823, Instructor: Jodi Duke
  • Summer 2009, Section: B01, CRN 40835, Instructor: Rita Purcell
  • Fall 2008, Section: 002, CRN 72463, Instructor: Rebecca Yellets