ED 332 - Literacy, Literature & the Integrated Curriculum

Institution:

Cazenovia College (Closed 2023)

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Description:

This course builds on students' knowledge of oral and written literacy development in young children. Students review language acquisition theories, the role of motivation in the learning process, and the importance of providing children with developmentally appropriate opportunities for language learning. Students learn that language acquisition is a complex, multi-faceted dynamic that has social, cultural, and economic dimensions as well as considerations that apply to individual children, their development, and the unique impact of their prior instruction. Taking the complexity into account, students learn how to support children's growth as readers, writers, and users of language in the primary and intermediate classroom; apply theoretical understandings to critique various paradigms used for literacy instruction; learn about the reading and writing processes; apply the New York State learning standards to develop literature-based curriculum; determine effective methods of instruction; use formal and informal measures to assess student learning; and support technological literacy and content area literacy. Field Component: Under the supervision of college faculty and classroom teachers, students will prepare and present several literature-based lessons using both narrative and expository text at the primary and intermediate levels. Another fieldbased project will involve preparing a miscue report on a reader who has been identified as needing some extra support. For this project, students will collect, analyze, and interpret a variety of assessment data while working with a struggling reader. Students will be required to write a report with recommendations that, if followed, would help the child become a more proficient reader. If it is determined that the report is of high quality and contains solid recommendations for improvement, the report will be shared with the student's classroom teacher, and parent(s) and/or guardian. (Offered fall term) Prerequisites: ED 111 or Permission of the Instructor and the Director of Education Programs.

Credits:

6.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.cazenovia.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 654-3210

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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