Literacy Instruction and Assessment

Catalog description

This course is designed to prepare pre-service teachers in the application of a balanced, integrated, and interactive perspective to teaching literacy in grades K through 8. Teacher candidates will learn to employ a multidisciplinary approach to teach literacy concepts and strategies across the curriculum to accommodate all learners in culturally responsive classrooms. Emphasis will be placed on an understanding of the reading process; the content of reading instruction; and scientifically based reading research, methods, and materials used in balanced reading instruction and assessment. Prerequisite(s): READ 5370.<br/>