Teaching Literacy Foundations

Catalog description

The focus of this course is on the development of language and literacy of young children, and specific techniques appropriate for emergent readers and developing readers in the elementary grades, K-6. The aim of this course will be teaching all children to read independently including struggling readers and ESL students. The course covers issues relating to the socialization patterns and practices of literacy learning in the home and school. It requires the application of knowledge of the Science of Reading components: phonological awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and comprehension, with an emphasis on the theories and strategies appropriate for teaching, diagnosis of reading difficulties, and intervention strategies for struggling readers. A variety of approaches to reading and writing instruction, assessment practices, and issues in reading curriculum development will be addressed.