Literacy/Literature II w/Field

Catalog description

This course develops teacher candidates’ ability to develop engaged, strategic, and independent readers and writers. Candidates will use literature appropriate for children in the transitional and intermediate stages of literacy development (approximately late first grade to grade 4). Students will use their understanding of the interactive/constructivist models of reading/writing processes to develop instructional strategies using the various forms of texts (fables, folktales, myths, poetry, biography, science informational texts, realistic and historical fiction). Special attention will be directed to the use of literature to foster reading fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, word recognition, and writing. In addition, candidates will investigate the use of literature to design culturally sustaining literacy instruction. Candidates will plan, revise, deliver, and assess ELA lessons in accordance with Common Core/PA State Standards for Reading/Language Arts and PA Structured Literacy Standards while participating in a 1st-4th grade literacy classroom field placement one day per week for the Stage 3: Pre-student teaching field experience.