Linguistics and the Science of Phonics Instruction

3 Credits

In this course, participants will gain an in-depth understanding of linguistics and phonics, including the importance of sociocultural environments as contexts that influence literacy skills. The connection between the phonological system, decoding, and word recognition will be discussed, and the best practices involved in explicit, systematic and cumulative phonological and phonics instruction will be examined and applied. The course will include an emphasis on instruction for at-risk students and students with reading disabilities, including causes of reading difficulties.