Introduction to Single Case Design: Evaluating Response to Literacy Intervention

The purpose of this course is to provide an in-depth introduction to single case design a rigorous, experimental research methodology that is particularly well suited to studying students who are non-responsive to literacy interventions. The course will provide an overview of the rationale for single case design, and will introduce critical features of designing and implementing single case design studies. This course is designed to focus on using single case design to evaluate response to literacy interventions for students who have demonstrated insufficient response to prior literacy intervention, including students with and at-risk of disability. This course is an intensive reading and writing course. Prerequisite knowledge of evidence-based literacy intervention, including theory and extant research, will be useful.