Integrating Secondary Literacy and ELA Concepts

Catalog description

This course examines issues related to integrating communication skills to enhance fluency, vocabulary development, and comprehension in a variety of text structures and literacies across the content areas for secondary learners. Utilizing core concepts, ELA skills will be used to build connections between disciplines of thought, extending into real-world applications. A range of instructional strategies for assessment, intervention, and enrichment will be evaluated as to their effectiveness for supporting engagement and motivation of learners. Key dimensions for the development of differentiated instruction will be addressed to support literacy and reading skills across disciplines.