Foundations for Literacy and Language Arts, K-12

3 credits · Graduate

This course is an introduction to literacy and language arts theory and methodology for K-12. Readings focus on theory, research, and evidence-based practices that reflect current understanding of language and literacy learning through linguistically and culturally diverse school settings. This knowledge base will help you critically analyze methods, instructional practices and curricular choices, and to support literacy development. We will explore a variety of effective teaching practices that address the development of reading, writing, listening and speaking, including an ongoing examination of optimal literacy instruction for English language learners, which you will implement in your teaching placements.