LITERACY INSTRUCTION AND ASSESSMENT IN THE ELEMENTARY/MIDDLE GRAD

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This course focuses on literacy with an emphasis on the interrelatedness of listening, speaking, reading, viewing, visually representing, and writing as elements of communication. This course also will include an in-depth examination of reading, background knowledge, comprehension, study skills, and content reading using children's literature as support. It covers the principles, approaches, and strategies used in reading interventions for readers who are at risk of, or who have been identified as being at risk for, reading difficulty. These principles include phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. PREREQ: READING 764 AND MUST BE ADMITTED TO ELEMENTARY MIDDLE EDUCATION MSE