Foundations of Language and Literacy - Principles and Practices of Evidence Based Literacy Instruction

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This course examines the foundational concepts, theories, and empirical research explaining how oral language supports the development of accurate and fluent word reading. Candidates analyze the relationships among phonological, orthographic, and morphological systems and their collective role in shaping word recognition, decoding, and spelling development. Key topics include phonological and phonemic awareness, the alphabetic principle, orthographic mapping, and reading fluency. Emphasis is placed on understanding how these skills interact during reading acquisition and how weaknesses in each area contribute to reading difficulties and dyslexia. Candidates learn to interpret data from state [1] approved and research-based assessments and to select and implement evidence-based instructional routines that strengthen decoding, word recognition, and fluency for beginning and struggling readers. Cross-listed with RLDV 5486 . Graduate equivalent: SPED 5486 .