ED 5532 RESEARCH IN LITERACY TEACHING FOR DIVERSE CHILDHOOD LEARNERS
This course focuses on the current research on elementary children's literacy development in language arts. The prospective childhood teacher will study learning contexts, assessment tools and instructional approaches to support lifelong readers and writers with all learners, including English language learners and students with and without disabilities. Candidates will learn instructional strategies for the six language arts: reading, writing (spelling, grammar, writing process), listening, speaking, viewing, and visually representing to engage childhood students as readers, writers, and communicators in ways that respect sociocultural heritage. Candidates will complete a course related research project. Fieldwork is required.