Loudoun 25-section 691 | School of Education

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Spring 1 2025 Course Information

Course: EDSE 503 [Language Development and Reading], section 691

Day: Tuesday
Dates: January 7, 2025 — March 4, 2025

Instructional Method: Mix of face-to-face meetings and online instruction. See the face-to-face meeting dates below. All other meeting dates will be synchronous online video meetings supplemented by asynchronous online coursework.

It is expected that you attend all face-to-face meetings in person and online synchronous sessions. If you do not feel you will be able to complete the requirements of the course, please speak with your advisor.

Dates of face-to-face meetings: 1/7; 2/4; 2/25

Times: 4:45 pm — 9:15 pm

Location for face-to-face meetings: Stone Bridge HS; 43100 Hay Road; Ashburn, Va 20147 — Room 104 A

Please double check the location of your class here before your first face-to-face class meeting. Any updates or changes to the location will be posted here as soon as available.

Instructor: Dr. Sharon Ray (sray4@gmu.edu)

Textbooks:

Berkeley, S. & Ray, S. (2019). Reading fundamentals for students with learning difficulties: Instruction for diverse K-12 classrooms. (1st ed.). Routledge. ISBN 9780815352914 - required
Fox, Phonics & word study for the teacher of reading. (11th ed.). Pearson. ISBN 9780132838092 – required

Note for students: The digital format may not be used for this class - this is a workbook in which the candidate must be able to write. Students should purchase a new (not used) hard copy.

American Psychological Association. (2020). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (7th ed.). https://doi.org/10.1037/0000165-000 - recommended

Tuition:

Payment will be due by 1/9/25.

(Please note that the payment website will open two weeks before the tuition due date).

With 1-19 students, tuition is $1,908 (this includes 15% VA educator discount)
With 20+ students, tuition is $1,683(this includes 25% cohort discount).

Spring 2 2025 Course Information

Course: EDSE 502 [Classroom Management and Individualized Behavior Supports], section 691

Day: Tuesday
Dates: 3/11/25-5/13/25

Dates of face-to-face meetings: 3/11, 4/8, 5/6 (Spring Break: 4/14 — 4/18)

Times: 4:45 pm — 9:15 pm

Location for face-to-face meetings: Stone Bridge HS; 43100 Hay Road; Ashburn, Va 20147 — Room 104 B

Please double check the location of your class here before your first face-to-face class meeting. Any updates or changes to the location will be posted here as soon as available.

Instructor: Dr. Ronald Pannell (rpannell@gmu.edu)

Textbooks:

The texts are available as e-text or print editions for rent only. At the end of the rental period, students have the option to purchase the texts. Please order from the publisher directly as access to texts from other vendors cannot be guaranteed.

(1) Alberto & Troutman. Applied behavior analysis for teachers. (10th ed.). Pearson. ISBN-13: 978-0-13-560755-8 (ISBN is for print rental edition)

Publisher website with order information: https://www.pearson.com/en-us/subject-catalog/p/applied-behavior-analysis-for-teachers/P200000000718/9780135606186

(2) Scheuermann & Hall. Positive behavioral supports for the classroom. (4th ed.). Pearson. ISBN-13: 978-0-13-594901-6 (ISBN is for print rental edition)

Publisher website with order information: https://www.pearson.com/en-us/subject-catalog/p/positive-behavioral-supports-for-the-classroom/P200000001784/978013594885

Tuition:

Payment will be due by 3/13/25.

(Please note that the payment website will open two weeks before the tuition due date).

With 1-19 students, tuition is $1,908 (this includes 15% VA educator discount)
With 20+ students, tuition is $1,683(this includes 25% cohort discount).

For information about individually scheduled Special Education Masters Degree courses, EDSE 517 & EDSE 590 visit: Masters Courses