Literacy in the Content Areas

Catalog description

Literacy in the Content Areas offers secondary teachers an understanding of language and literacy as applied to teaching in secondary schools. The course emphasizes reading and writing in content areas, evaluation of texts and materials, as well as instructional strategies to support students’ literacy development. It focuses on ways that reading, writing, speaking, and listening are developed and used in learning discipline-specific curriculum, including adaptations for culturally diverse and exceptional learners. Through readings, assignments, and applications to classroom teaching, students analyze literacy theory, research, and practice. This course is intended to align with the ILA Standards for Middle and High School Content Classroom Teachers ( 2010 ).