Reading, English, and Language Arts: Methods for Secondary Students

3 Credits.

Students learn to apply strategies designed to improve the reading and writing performance of secondary students with disabilities. Highlighted are strategies designed to maximize content area reading comprehension and writing within the content areas. During the course, students apply strategies with a secondary student or students experiencing reading difficulties. This course incorporates goals and objectives that correspond to the MSDE required course, ED.884.508 Methods of Teaching Reading in the Secondary Content Area, Part I. (3 credits)