Foundations of Reading

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Designed to equip teachers with a comprehensive knowledge of the foundations of reading, including phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, comprehension, and writing. Focus will be on developing reading instructional strategies effective for working with diverse populations of elementary students in various tiers of the RTI Framework. Prerequisites: EDU 212C and ELD 314 EDU 337 Teaching Science and Social Studies in Elementary Schools (3 hours) This course will cover effective teaching strategies, technological tools, materials, and content of science and social studies in the elementary schools, an integration of basic content and effective strategies across the curriculum, and knowledge of State standards. An emphasis is placed on cultural diversity, unit, lesson development and microteaching, and implementation of these two subjects. Prerequisites: EDU 318, 334.