Literacy Instruction-Elementary and Secondary Methods K-12

Catalog description

This course is designed to examine and analyze effective literacy instruction for kindergarten through grade twelve. Focus on the skills and knowledge necessary to support the developmental reading and literacy skills of those grade levels. Additional focus on the exploration of appropriate techniques for literacy instruction to English language learners as well as students with special needs; the practical application of methods in the classroom such as observation records, planning lessons, evaluation and continued assessment; approaches for creative teaching of language arts; and stages of language and literacy development for children. A further focus on methods of teaching reading across the curriculum, literature for individual, group and whole-class reading, and report writing.