Psychology and Sociology of Literacy Instruction.

Catalog description

This course examines contemporary and historical issues in literacy, including the pedagogies and politics within various contexts:academic, new literacy studies, technology literacy, cultural, family, community, and workplace literacy. Incorporates technological literacies, family, community, and workplace literacies, cultural literacies, and multiliteracies. A major focus is the investigation and understanding of the reading process, various theories that attempt to explain the process, and the implications of those theories for language and literacy development. A literature review will be initiated.