INTEGRATED LITERACY AND LITERATURE

Catalog description

This course will focus on developing proficiency in the science and art of teaching literacy (language arts and reading) within an authentic setting. This course will include a pre-student teaching experience. Major concepts and processes that are central to understanding literacy/language arts development will be covered. There will be an emphasis on new literacies, mentor texts, technologies, and children’s literature integration. The critical role of teachers in fostering literacy learning will integrate the six language arts strands (reading, writing, listening, viewing, speaking, and technologies) as well as the pillars of reading (phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension). PREREQ: ADMITTANCE TO BAAS EDUCATION EMPHASIS (FOTE TO K-9)