Content-Area Literacy

Content-Area Literacy
Current theory and related practices in literacy assessment and instruction for content-area classrooms.
SC ED
380
 Hours2.0 Credit, 2.0 Lecture, 0.0 Lab
 PrerequisitesConcurrent enrollment in Sc Ed 377 or equivalent course.
 TaughtContact Department
Course Outcomes

Knowledge

Teacher candidates will gain an understanding of theories related to literacy, reading, writing, texts, and literacy instruction.

Practices

Teacher candidates will use instructional strategies and design curriculum materials to support students’ creation, negotiation, and use of texts.

Dispositions

Teacher candidates will develop an understanding of the place of literacy instruction in content-area classrooms to support students’ access to knowledge and participation in a social and political democracy.