Teaching Reading & Writing to K-12 English Learners

Catalog description

This course prepares students to develop reading and writing instruction that supports the academic development of school-aged English learners (ELs) with a primary focus on reading. An overarching goal of the course is to promote an understanding of learning language as a process of expanding linguistic resources to engage in various contexts, with different participants/audiences and for a variety of purposes. Class participants will critically analyze reading/writing theories and research in reference to bilingual/ESL reading/writing practices. As part of this overview, students will analyze and evaluate current second language (L2) reading/writing approaches and strategies in home language (L1) and L2 literacy development. Thus, the course content emphasizes the theoretical underpinnings of and practical applications for integrating language and literacy instruction for diverse ELs.