This course provides preservice teacher candidates with a solid foundation of content knowledge for effective literacy instruction in intermediate and middle school grades. Special emphasis is placed on the purposeful selection and reading of literary and informational texts to facilitate literacy instruction in vocabulary, fluency, and the composition and comprehension of text genres. Teacher candidates conduct close readings and analysis of texts as well as produce effective and high-level writing that demonstrate an understanding of the basic components of the English language. Course materials address the reading and writing processes, organization of a literacy block, and recent policies and standards impacting classroom teachers.
Grade Basis: Letter Grade
Credits: 4.0
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