Advanced Practices for Teaching Elementary and Middle School Literacy (Specialization Elective)

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This course covers the cognitive foundations and curricular implications for the teaching of reading and language arts in elementary grades with an emphasis on understanding the theoretical and research bases for classroom practice. The theory and practice of writing and its development are explored, and the racial, social, cultural, and linguistic implications for the development of literacy are examined. The specific genres of children’s literature are discussed, and the increasing role of technology in mediating literacy is considered.