Structured Literacy 2: LanguageComprehension & Integrated Writing (EDU 313)
Term: 2020-2021 Academic Year Spring
Description
This course will introduce students to the language comprehension skills required for reading, including vocabulary, background knowledge, and language structures. Students will also learn methods for integration of writing skill practice. Emphasis will be placed on how to provide explicit instruction in these areas as part of a content-rich instructional plan. Throughout, attention will be given to culturally- and linguistically-responsive differentiation and scaffolding methods for diverse classrooms. Includes field observation. This course is the second in a sequence of three required literacy courses for Childhood Education majors, recommended for Spring of Junior year. To be followed by EDU 314. Prerequisite: EDU 310.