EDU 712 - Extending Literacy and Learning in Content Areas for Adolescent Learners

Teacher-candidates will deepen their study of the literacy process used by adolescent learners in inclusive content-area classrooms. Course participants will further learn how to apply the strategies for facilitating students’ learning from written and oral texts, graphics and illustrations, as well as technology as it applies to the subject disciplines that they will teach. Differentiated teaching for meeting the needs of all students, including struggling readers and writers and students with a wide range of special needs, as well as those from diverse backgrounds, will be emphasized in this course. A field experience and Task Stream electronic portfolio are required.
Lecture
Credits: 3
Offered in Fall, Winter, Spring, and Summer