Undergraduate Catalog

EDU 631 Literacy Teaching and Learning: Elementary Grades

This course for teacher candidates specializing in elementary education provides an integration of literacy theory and research, content-based instructional practices, and assessment and evaluation cycles for diverse learners including ASL-English bilingual learners, English Language Learners (ELL), struggling readers and writers, and students with disabilities. In this course, candidates will expand knowledge and appreciation for literature, model communication in written, oral and/or through-the-air expression, comprehend, analyze, and evaluate a range of print and non-print media appropriate for use in elementary settings; and experience and reflect on effective practices in literacy teaching and learning in elementary settings.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Prerequisites: EDU 600 and EDU 311 or EDU 601 and admission to the program or permission of the program director.

Distribution

Bachelors, Graduate, Undergraduate