EDUC 0625 - Advanced Content Area Literacy/Reading Interventions

Fall, Spring & Demand 3 Credit Hours
Designed to provide an overview of the key factors influencing student literacy including motivation and meta-cognitive awareness. 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-reading strategies; vocabulary development; content-specific reading approaches; and text-based analysis. Students will also be able to identify and describe specific challenges related to reading, identify appropriate alternate reading options and instructional interventions for students with reading deficits, and apply practices for assessing reader comprehension and using data to match students with appropriate texts. Course Charge: $120.00 School of Education Grad Prgm Prerequisites: Acceptance to the MSSU Masters of Curriculum and Instruction Program, the MSSU Masters of Arts in Teaching Program, or acceptance as a participant in the Missouri Temporary Authorization Certificate program.