EDR 344 - Language, Literacy, and Linguistic Diversity

3 credit(s)
This course is designed to introduce the developing teacher to reading instruction and the development of a reading/writing community. Students will learn the importance of encouraging language development while engaging children in the reading process. This course is designed to help education majors develop a set of clear principles and strategies for literacy instruction. Students will learn ways to implement a balanced approach to reading instruction that implements semantic, syntactic, and graphophonic sources of information; a print-rich environment with interesting, authentic reading materials at the appropriate instructional level; and the latest research about literacy development and its relationship to classroom instruction for all learners. Approaches to teaching low English-proficient and at-risk students will be integrated throughout the course. Emphasis will be placed on involving families in literacy development and using appropriate children’s literature to motivate and engage young beginning readers.
Corequisite(s): Fieldwork.

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