Curriculum, Instructional Methods, and Disciplinary Literacies in Grades K-12

Catalog description

Introduces models of teaching; modes of communication (written, oral, and multimodal); disciplinary literacy; lesson and unit planning; and methods of instruction. Provides rationales and methods for determining the abilities of middle-level and secondary students to read text in content areas and provides strategies for teaching effectively from text in a content-area classroom. Includes a five-week directed practicum where preservice teachers gain at least 75 hours of experience working with students.