Reading Methods Secondary Education

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This course addresses evidence-based reading research while studying the effective teaching of content area literacy. An emphasis will be placed on developing adaptations of well-known strategies in addressing disciplinary ways of thinking, reading, and writing in the content areas. Additionally, students will understand and be able to apply the disciplinary literacies associated with vocabulary and comprehension in a variety of disciplines by utilizing assessments and new literacies needed for Twenty-First Century content area instruction. For those taking this course at a graduate level, the emphasis will be placed on inquiry of content area literacy. Students will research content literacy, extrapolate effective strategies for teaching reading in a content area, and share an analysis on those that are most effective.