Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum

Catalog description

The course introduces prospective and practicing teachers to PK-12 reading and writing strategies, including units of instruction and specific lesson planning. Skills and resources designed to support building phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, and reading comprehension will be introduced and applied. The course also provides a developmental view of stages of literacy development and specific applications in the four content areas of English/Language Arts, Science, Social Studies, and Mathematics. In addition, the course addresses assessment and cultural diversity as it applies to literacy development for English Language learners.