ED 380 - Content Area Literacy

Institution:

Wilkes University

Subject:

Education

Description:

This course is designed to provide literacy instruction theory and skills for teaching content area subjects in grades 4 through 12. The course's strategy-based approach includes developing vocabulary, evaluating reading materials, constructing meaning in texts, developing comprehension skills, and learning techniques for the adaptation and development of study materials to address the diverse reading levels of students in middle level and secondary schools.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

Prerequisites:

Admission to the Teacher Education Program. Offered fall semesters.

Corequisites:

Exclusions:

Level:

Instructional Type:

Lecture

Notes:

Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

09/01/2006 - 08/21/2012 

Institution Website:

www.wilkes.edu

Phone Number:

(570) 408-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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