EDUC 250 - Teaching Literacy in the Secondary School

Credits: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3
Description: This course is designed to provide in-depth exploration of disciplinary literacy in the secondary classroom. Students will explore strategies for teaching literacy in the secondary content areas for all learners, including those from diverse backgrounds and ESL learners, as well as struggling readers and writers. A variety of disciplinary literacy strategies will be discussed and demonstrated including identifying factors that impact successful implementation. Current research-based best practices in the field will be reviewed. Students will complete relevant fieldwork through video observations.

Prerequisites: Admission to the Alternative Route to Interim Teacher Certification Program
Corequisites: None.
Recommended: None.

Course Category: Occupational
This Course is Typically Offered: Winter, Spring, Fall
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Course Competencies

Assess the importance of disciplinary literacy in secondary content area classrooms.
Explain the relationship among literacy processes and practices in the content area classroom.
Characterize key factors impacting disciplinary literacy in the secondary content areas.
Summarize current research-based best practices of disciplinary literacy instruction.
Construct resources for supporting effective disciplinary literacy instruction.
Identify strategies to meet the literacy needs of all secondary learners, including those from diverse backgrounds, special needs, struggling readers and writers and ESL learners.
Demonstrate at least one specific strategy for teaching disciplinary literacy in the secondary classroom.
Develop an effective lesson plan highlighting disciplinary literacy essentials.
Explain the role of assessment disciplinary literacy instruction.
Distinguish assessment strategies for guiding disciplinary literacy in a content area.
Demonstrate uses of technology to support and enhance disciplinary literacy and student learning