Literacy and Cognition of Reading. ((3 Credits))

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Prerequisite(s): Admission to Graduate Status, Admission to the School of Education Masters Degree Program, Or permission of the Dean Provides foundational knowledge about literacy instruction, including an historical perspective on reading instruction, an introduction to theories and models of literacy acquisition, a study of language systems and language acquisition, and theories related to the literacy development of people across the lifespan and their instructional implications. Includes the debates and various stances of reading researchers, and the instructional directives that grew out of the research.