EDUC346

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LITERACY THEORY & PRACTICE

Education (EDUC)Arts, Humanities and Education

Course Description

This course is one in a series of professional education courses leading to elementary education certification. It is designed to provide students with current reading theory and practices followed in American schools. The course focuses on developing the pedagogical content knowledge and conceptual framework for teaching early literacy skills and foundational reading skills, including, but not limited to, phonics, phonemic awareness, vocabulary, reading comprehension, fluency, and concepts of print. In addition, students will have the opportunity to learn about the application of coursework to literacy instruction through required field placement. The course requires 20 hours of clinical experience fieldwork outside of the classroom. Course fee required.

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Arts, Humanities and Education

Course Attributes

Fieldwork (FLDW), WRITING INTENSIVE (WRIT)