Content and Vocabulary Development

Catalog description

Content and Vocabulary Development in Elementary Education: In this course the importance of reading development in the content fields for the improvement of learning is emphasized. Topics include study skills; selection of appropriate reading materials both functional and recreational; classroom strategies for facilitating reading comprehension; and vocabulary-building methodologies, including spelling instruction that relies on an understanding of English orthography and ways children develop as spellers. Candidates will analyze the role of spelling in literacy development and identify the characteristics of how children read, write and spell in the stages of literacy development. A field experience is required. (Offered every fall term.)