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EDRL 643 - Literacy Instruction II

(3 units)
Learning and instruction in reading, writing, oral language and literature for the 4-8 grades.

Units of Lecture: 3
Offered: Every Fall, Spring, and Summer
Student Learning Outcomes:
Upon completion of this course:
1. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the importance of establishing an effective context for literacy learning.
2. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the importance of articulating and continually refining your definition of what counts as literacy and effective literacy teaching to promote student learning.
3. Students will be able to develop, refine, and articulate a conceptual framework for making instructional decisions when teaching literacy.
4. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of important issues pertaining to the use of literature in literacy instruction.
5. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of different strategies, approaches, and reasons for teaching comprehension, response to literature, writing, and vocabulary and word study skills.
6. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of ways to attend to the literacy learning needs of children from diverse cultural, linguistic, and academic backgrounds.
7. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of ways to use, and help children to comprehend narrative and informational texts.
8. Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the relevance of authentic assessment and be able to use effectively different types of authentic assessments to inform your literacy instruction.


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