Crit Exp of Literacy Research

Catalog description

Students will critically read and interpret current research across a range topics, including orthographic and phonological development, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Students will be asked to evaluate research representing a range of methodological approaches to these topics, including empirical, mixed-method, ethnographic, and case study designs. Emphasis will include an examination of the nature of educational research and the use and misuse of statistical analyses and interpretations of data. Students will complete a modified literature review of a specific topic to inform classroom practice and teacher research.