EDUC 0422 - Content Area Literacy I: Secondary/Middle School

Fall, Spring & Summer 3 Credit Hours
Secondary and Middle School education majors will explore and apply a variety of research-based and classroom-tested teaching strategies and learning activities designed to integrate a holistic approach to content area literacy. Students will practice strategies for integrating reading, writing, speaking, and listening into all content area classrooms. Students will utilize scaffolding tools to make content area reading more manageable and meaningful including before, during, and after-reading strategies; vocabulary development; content-specific reading approaches; and text-based analysis. Students will practice differentiating content area literacy strategies for students with disabilities and students learning English as a second language. The course may be taken concurrently with Junior Block.