Summer Reading and Writing Workshop: Graduate Students 
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Literacy Education Certificate Early Language and Literacy Certificate Post-Master's Certificates of Advanced Study Summer Reading and Writing Workshop Program Information Sheet (PDF) |
Welcome Graduate Students!
These pages describe the EDU 639 Literacy Practicum, also known as the "USM Reading and Writing Workshop".
The workshop is a six (6) graduate credit hour internship for graduate students who are completing master's degrees in Literacy Education. Graduate students are required to assess the reading and writing development of the two students they will mentor during the workshop and plan literacy programs based upon the child's needs and interests.
You will model "strategic reading behaviors" and encourage your students to practice reading texts they will encounter in school. All phases of this instructional program will be closely monitored by university faculty.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS |
Timeline of Events - Last Updated 6/2/09 |
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| First week of February | A general email "call" will go out to Literacy Education graduate students to determine which students would like to participate in the Practicum. |
| February | We will be examining transcripts of the students on the interest list to see if they are indeed eligible to participate in the Practicum. |
| First week of March | We will send out an email to students individually to either confirm or deny your eligibility. If we deny your eligibilty, we will explain why. |
| Last week of March | We will send out a notice to all those that are eligible explaining the next steps and how registration will work. |
| March 30th (final) | Summer and Fall Registration opens |
| Third Week of May | All Practicum students should be registered by now. |
| June 25 (final) | EDU 639 course begins; submit your application to graduate |
| June 29 (final) | Workshop begins; children's first day |
| July 2nd (tentative) | Extended class time for graduate students: 8:30AM -2:00PM |
| July 3rd (final) | No class session for graduate students |
| July 23 (final) | Workshop ends; children's last day |
| July 24 (final) | EDU 639 course last day |
Note: Course and workshop dates are determined, in part, by public school schedules. We have tentative dates for the beginning of the course and workshop, however these dates may change once we know when public schools will be closing, since schools have experienced a number of snow days this winter.
Please check back to this site often for updates or contact us. When the dates on this timeline on marked "tentative", then they are still pending finalization. When the dates on this timeline are marked "final", then they are permanent.
RESOURCES |
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| EDU 639 Syllabus (Sum. 09) | EDU 639 Survey [PDF] [DOC] | Application to Graduate |
| Instructional Plan Format | Case Study Format | Objective Sheet |
| Best Practices | Stages of Lit. Dev. | Stages of Lit. Dev. (Summary) |
| Administering the IRI | Reading Assessment | Let's Get Reading |
For More Information or Questions:
Nancy Hutton & Peter Lancia
Summer Reading and Writing Workshop Co-Directors
Literacy Education Program
Professional Education Department
221 Bailey Hall, Gorham Campus
Phone: (207) 780-5400
Fax: (207) 780-5206
