EDU 6780 — Foundations of Literacy Development and Instruction

3 semester hoursGraduateLecture

Introduces fundamental theoretical and practical instructional principles of developing reading, writing, and language arts, grounded in research on cognitive development and language acquisition, and informed by political and sociocultural perspectives. An integrated language model suggests that reading, writing, and thinking be viewed as interrelated, critical processes for exploring and responding to the world. Offers students an opportunity to acquire foundational knowledge of materials, instructional strategies, and assessment tools that support developing literacy and engaging learners.

Prerequisites

• EDU 6112 (min C-) (may be taken concurrently) and EDU 6140 (min C-) (may be taken concurrently) and EDU 6860 (min C-) (may be taken concurrently) or (
  • all of:
    • EDU 6107 (min C-)
    • EDU 6104 (min C-)
  )

Links

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