Teaching Literacy, Academics, and Language (LAL) Learners

3 cr · Undergraduate

This course will introduce course participants to the theoretical and practical aspects of teaching K-12 LAL learners, who are newcomers to Manitoba and have limited or no previous schooling experiences due to war or refugee status. These learners need to develop literacy and foundational academic skills in addition to learning English as an additional language as they usually have little or no literacy in any language. Course participants will examine LAL students' backgrounds, learn different instructional strategies and develop appropriate materials to meet diverse needs of LAL learners effectively. May not be held with EDUB 5220 when titled "Teaching Literacy, Academics, and Language (LAL) Learners".