Mar 29, 2024  
2018-19 Graduate Catalog 
    
2018-19 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ED 607 Strategic Instruction for Adolescent Readers and Writers, 7-12


(3 credits)
This course is designed to teach future Reading Specialists how to create a repertoire of teaching strategies to address the needs of adolescent readers. An examination of developmental, socio-cultural and multi-literacy aspects of instruction is included. An emphasis toward assessment procedures linked to effective instructional practice, addressing the literacy needs of all learners is explored. Topics include strategies to facilitate comprehension in the content area subjects, writing across the curriculum, word study, structural analysis, classic and contemporary literature selection and study skills for the adolescent learners.

Prerequisite: ED 601  or an equivalent reading course.