Structured Literacy 1: Methods ofTeaching Word Recognition (EDU 310)
Term: 2024-2025 Academic Year Fall
Description
In this course, students will be introduced to the Science of Reading and components of foundational literacy development for children. Class sessions will prepare teacher candidates to implement systematic, explicit, research-based practices for nurturing word recognition. Skills addressed will include phonological awareness, decoding, fluency, and spelling. Required field experience will offer opportunities for application and practice of methods. This course is the first of three required literacy courses for Childhood Education majors, recommended for Fall of Junior year. To be followed by EDU 313 and EDU 314. Prerequisite or Corequisite: EDU 305.