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  • 3.00 Credits

    Provides an opportunity to engage in critical issues facing beginning teachers as well as to address pressing challenges faced. Provides an opportunity for mutual support and academic engagement around these critical issues as well as propel the beginning teacher further into the teaching profession. Prerequisite: teaching credentials required.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Designed to provide an intense examination of reading instruction for the large number of students in typical classrooms. The teaching and learning of basic reading skills is analyzed and discussed. Reading materials, alternative approaches to reading instruction, and classroom organization schemes are examined. A major thrust of the class is the application of current developments in reading to classrooms.
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    Designed to acquaint the student with recent developments, research findings, and newer practices. Viewpoints expressed by experts are compared, and an emphasis is given to the objectives of knowledge and to an understanding of attitude and skills. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Examines contemporary research and practice in elementary writing instruction. Students will read and discuss cutting-edge instructional and assessment methods addressing writing skills and processes related to transcription, spelling, written language conventions, and genre-based writing. In addition, students will analyze their current writing instruction and develop, implement, and evaluate new approaches. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Addresses theoretical and conceptual foundations of working with second language learners. Classroom applications of this theoretical base to interactions with English language learners, curriculum, instruction, assessment and evaluation, classroom organization, and school-community relations. Native American language revitalization issues are featured. Dual Listed with EDCI 4350. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
  • 3.00 Credits

    This course traces the historical lineages of research and practice in literacy. Students will explore major paradigm shifts and epistemological perspectives related to various domains of knowledge within literacy research and instruction across time. Implications for current in-school and out-of-school practices are examined. Prerequisites: graduate standing.
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    Examines teachers as consumers of literacy research and the organizations that provide access to literacy research. Analyzes the current science of reading movement and key recent research initiatives that impact literacy teaching. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Examines contemporary research and practice in writing instruction at the middle and high school level. Students will read about and discuss cutting-edge instructional and assessment methods addressing writing skills and processes related to transcription ,spelling, written language conventions, and genre-based writing. In addition, students will analyze their current writing instruction and develop, implement, and evaluate lessons that involve new instructional approaches. Prerequisite: graduate student standing.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Examines the role of educations as literacy leaders (e.g., specialist, coach, administrator, teacher leader) as it relates to students, parents, staff, and other stakeholders. Analyzes current trends as they affect the role of educations who serve as literacy leaders in school contexts. Prerequisite: graduate standing.
  • 3.00 Credits

    Links the use of literature for children with instruction and practice in reading, writing, spoken language, and critical thinking skills. Students are expected to have a strong background knowledge of literature for children before taking this course. Dual listed with EDCI 4390. Prerequisite: EDEL 2280, or basic children's literature course work.