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2017-2018 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Undergraduate and Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

EDUC 510 - Reading and Writing in the Content Area


The goal for participants in this course is to analyze, critique and implement a variety of practical strategies and research based frameworks for integrating literacy into their courses to encourage student engagement with rich reading/writing/talking best practices across the curriculum. Participants will engage in and create literacy rich learning experiences that involve problem-solving, critical thinking, and logical reasoning including discussions about how to adapt these approaches for all students based on literacy strategies. Participants will employ theoretical frameworks for guiding best practice and decision making using whatever curricula is in place for teachers to incorporate reading, writing, speaking and listening strategies in any content area. The course provides for creating of hands-on literacy learning activities, reflection on use of literacy strategies and the development of a common language about literacy used for teaching and learning across the curriculum. Participants will develop techniques to be active readers, writers, talkers and listeners in this course and utilize these strategies in the classroom. This course enables participants to implement a paradigm for classroom engagement that is best learned through literacy experiences.