- Literacy and Learning: Theory and Practice

Catalog description

The purpose of this course is to explore literacies within schools and communities, and to understand the sociocultural, linguistic, cognitive, and developmental dimensions of these human practices, which are so integral to educational endeavors. Emphasis is placed on theories of literacy and learning as a way to think about classroom instruction, variation in reading, writing, and composition as social practices, and the role literacies play in mediating the human experience within and beyond the classroom. The course includes a 20-25-hour service-learning commitment in an area school or community organization, which is intended to deepen students' engagement with course concepts.