EDUC 240 - Teaching Literacy in the Elementary Classroom 2

Credits: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3
Description: This course will focus on analyzing current national literacy projects that identify instructional strategies to foster the most current evidence and research-based literacy skills. Course topics include identifying and assisting struggling readers and writers, creating instructional activities that meet the needs of culturally and academically diverse students, and evaluating assessments for the implementation of research-based practices. Knowledge of the stages of literacy development and its elements will be reinforced.

Prerequisites: EDUC 230, EDUC 235 or EDUC 238
Corequisites: None.
Recommended: None.

Course Category: Occupational
This Course is Typically Offered: Spring Only
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Course Competencies

Identify struggling readers and writers using data.
Create educational plans integrating explicit literacy instruction into subject area content.
Create an effective learning environment that incorporates cultural diversity.
Differentiate instruction to include a range of learners.
Evaluate the implementation of research-informed writing instruction.
Identify key components of foundational reading skills.
Integrate knowledge of reading skill development into a content area.
Analyze the writing process and instructional strategies.
Integrate current evidence and research-based learner skills into literacy instruction.
Analyze current national literacy projects.
Evaluate assessments for alignment with evidence and research-based practices.
Create assessments aligned to evidence and research-based practices.