SEC ED 6387 - Literacy Acquisition and Learning for Urban Students

Institution:

University of Missouri-St Louis

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Description:

Prerequisites: Graduate standing.? Designed to extend teacher understanding of adolescent's literacy acquisition, development, and learning through the secondary grades. Emphasis is on development of a teaching philosophy and skills which include maintaining effective literacy learning environments in urban classrooms, fostering culturally responsive classroom communities, understanding social and environmental issues that affect the literacy learning of urban learners, using effective methods and materials to develop engaged and literate students, and fostering adolescent's participation in literacy activities.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umsl.edu/

Phone Number:

(314) 516-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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