Best Practices in Literacy Instruction

Catalog description

This course explores the science of reading through an instructional framework designed to teach phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary/word study, reading fluency and reading comprehension. Students write lesson plans in each of these five areas of reading and implement lessons in class and/or field settings. Through course content and guided field experiences students learn strategies and best practices to teach reading, writing, speaking and listening skills. This course focuses on English Language Arts as an interdisciplinary and developmental process.