Teaching Reading with Child's and Adolescent's Lit

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The course is based on the philosophy that literature should be an integral element of the PK-12 curricula. The emphasis in this course is on fostering wide reading and response to literature in PK-12 curricula. Students will read widely, gain a working knowledge of genre, gain an understanding of reading response theory, learn how to evaluate literature, and investigate ways that literature can be used to help students develop into competent lifelong readers and writers.