EDUC 645A - Curriculum for Language and Literacy I

Prerequisites
Approval of instructor.

The course will focus on the components of an early language and literacy program and specialized procedures for working with below-grade level students in grades preschool through special attention will be placed on: assessments in reading, writing and language acquisition; organization and delivery of an early language and literacy instructional program that utilizes the adopted core instructional materials and supplemental materials for oral language development and English language learners; development of visual processing strategies (letter and word work, analyzing spelling patterns from writing samples, analyzing visual strategies from records of oral reading); and evaluating student’s reading and writing progress across events and time.

Course credits: 2