Bilingualism, literacy and schooling

Catalog description

In this community-based learning course, students will devote time inside of class and in the local community to scholarly research and evidence-based practices for supporting the literacy development of immigrant school-aged children. Students will learn about the experiences of emergent bilinguals in US public education, research on literacy in second-language learners, and grassroots reading campaigns to raise the academic achievement of underserved students. During fall 2021, students enrolled in the course will be trained as highly qualified literacy tutors through a special partnership between Educational Studies and the Augustine Literacy Project. Satisfies a minor requirement in Educational Studies Satisfies the Social-Scientific Thought requirement Satisfies the Cultural diversity requirement Prerequisites & Notes Suitable for Davidson students interested in elementary education, literacy, immigrant education, community engagement, and education policy.