Teaching Reading and Writing in the Content Areas

Catalog description

This course will present a broad spectrum of reading and writing strategies necessary for understanding text. Participants study the different kinds of reading and writing for varied situations and materials and consider problems such as adjusting assignments to different rates, providing assistance in content assignments and dealing with non-proficient readers and writers. A content area unit is part of the course evaluation and includes vocabulary as well as pre-reading, during reading, post reading and writing strategies, in addition to formative and summative assessments. This course is used for middle and secondary school initial teacher certification. Assessment and instructional strategies will be discussed and applied in class as well as in assignments.