EDU 400 Adolescent Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas
Building on Education 302, which will reinforce content perspectives on
general methodologies, this course will focus on the integral role of
literacy in the teaching and learning of the content areas. Students will
be introduced to the major theories of literacy learning as well as
current research on adolescent literacy teaching and learning. As part of
an on-going instruction in the concept that classroom research is a viable
method for ongoing professional growth and development in all content
areas, the course will take both field-based and inquiry-based approaches.
Students will conduct a field based literacy inquiry project that enables
them to better understand the challenges and benefits of teaching and
learning literacy in their content fields. In addition, the field
experience will also culminate in the development of a team-planned unit
that will be taught in the course. Level: Admitted seniors only. This
course is offered in the fall, senior semester.
Credits: 1/2