EDUC 645B - Curriculum for Language and Literacy II

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