EDU 363 - Literacy Across the Curriculum

Institution:

Roger Williams University

Subject:

EDUCATION

Description:

Prerequisites: EDU 200 and EDU 202 and Junior standing onlyThis course is based on the premise that America's literacy dilemmacan be solved if each and every teacher were to play a role in itsresolution. In essence, content area literacy is the domain of allsecondary content area teachers. This course explores contemporarytheories and classroom practice in regard to content area readingand writing. It is designed to provide practical reading and writinginstructional strategies that are tied directly to a student's potentialliteracy difficulties, comprehension of secondary textbooks andsupplementary materials, persuasive and descriptive writing, andwriting research reports. This course is suitable for both pre-serviceand in-service teachers.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rwu.edu

Phone Number:

(401) 253-1040

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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