Elementary Literacy

Catalog description

This course prepares elementary teachers to foster literacy learning through purposeful language arts instruction. Using an asset-based approach to teaching diverse learners, candidates continue to explore oral language, phonics, phonemic awareness, and fluency. Students examine the relationship between observation, assessment, and instruction; the integration of the arts, children's literature, and writing; and the significance of family/school relationships. Emphasis will be placed on meaning-centered practices, literacy as a tool for integrated learning, and curricular literacy.