SPED 407A - Literacy Instruction and Assessment

Institution:

City University of Seattle

Subject:

Description:

This course provides candidates seeking an alternative route to certification with a dual endorsement in Elementary Education and Special Education experiences in instructional strategies for teaching literacy skills. This course introduces students to strategies in teaching the literacy skills composed of six interrelated processes or strands (reading, writing, listening, speaking, viewing, and representing visually). Students learn models for doing guided reading and independent reading; strategies to develop an effective learning environment; and methods to teach the strategies a good reader uses to maintain comprehension. The roles of continuous assessments before, during, and after reading is introduced.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.cityu.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 426-5596

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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