Literacy and Equity in the Elementary Classroom

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& Spring In this course, Relay students will develop essential knowledge, skills, and mindsets for leading meaningful instruction. This course will have a focus on literacy development—the first half will focus on the teaching of foundational skills (e.g., phonological awareness, phonics, sight recognition, fluent reading) and the second half will focus on teaching students to comprehend text using before, during, and after reading strategies that are aligned to the language comprehension strands of Scarborough’s Rope. Through this content focus, Relay students will additionally learn strategies and methods in relationship building and supporting student access through UDL, as well as pedagogical methods such as explicit instruction, facilitating student practice with feedback, planning and asking meaningful text-dependent questions, and instructional practices aligned with student developmental stages.