University of Wisconsin Stout | Wisconsin's Polytechnic University
Online Professional Development
Inspiring Innovation.
UW-Stout can help you achieve your goals.

Inspiring Innovation.
UW-Stout can help you achieve your goals.
Online Course
Instructor: Dr. Mary Beth Crum
Tuition: $441 per semester hour graduate credit ($1,323 per course)
Summer: June 4 - August 17, 2018
Tuition Due: July 18, 2018
Fall: September 17 - December 7, 2018
Tuition Due: October 10, 2018
Complete the Online Registration Form.
If you need a copy of the syllabus for your employer to approve enrollment in the class, email: Online Professional Development or call 715-232-2693.
Reserve your spot now. This program is very popular, and courses fill well before the start date. This course is offered three times each year (spring, summer, and fall).
Integration of psycholinguistic theory into an interactive model of remedial interventions based on literacy acquisition research. Practical suggestions for integrating reading, writing and spelling into an effective program for struggling readers and special populations including the learning disabled.
Readings will be assigned from the following textbooks. (The same textbooks and resources will also be used as textbooks in the Assessment and Evaluation of Reading and Language Development course.)
If you prefer to read a hard copy of the textbook, instead of reading via your computer or tablet, you may purchase the book from http://www.pearsonhighered.com or an online bookstore such as amazon.com
Be sure to allow for delivery time, and note the ISBN number and 7th edition.
You will learn specific reading strategies and are required to field test these strategies with live subjects in your classroom. Then you will complete field experience reports describing the results.
If you are not teaching, please refer to the list below to assist in finding a student.
Our students include:
Enroll in this course to meet your goals for
This is one of the required courses for individuals pursuing reading teacher certification, Wisconsin #1316
This course is an approved elective in the Master of Science in Education online degree program.
The university reserves the right to cancel classes that do not meet minimum enrollment requirements.
" I particularly liked the module on phonics. There is so much debate about the best way to approach phonics and I felt the module helped put all the different theories into perspective."
~ Amy Brenegan
"The most valuable concepts I gained during the class were in the phonemic awareness modules. I am feeling much more confident in helping my students with specific problems. I am now able to identify a specific problem and match it to a strategy in order to remediate. "
~ Angela Dammeyer
"With the course text books and supplemental readings, I have been exposed to a whole new school of thought. I believe this added perspective will serve me well in my role as high school reading teacher."
~ Cynthia Kautz
"The most valuable concept that I learned through taking this class is that fluency is absolutely essential to comprehension."
~ Dawn Westphal
"One particularly valuable activity was the "Share a Pair" of strategies assignments. It was great to read the activities that other teachers have used in their classrooms. I think that this online collaboration added to the sense of community."
~ Jenifer Moore
"The strategies that we shared for sight words, read alouds, phonemic awareness and fluency were all useful. I have saved many to a zip drive for further use in the classroom."
~ Nina Ruskey
"The most valuable (and most fun) activity was actually working with a student on a lesson I designed."
~ Kelly Fanta-Stroik
School of Education
Email: Online Professional Development
Phone: 715-232-2693