ELEC 330 - Literacy Practices for the Developing Learner, Grades 2 - 4

Institution:

Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Elementary Educ/early Childhood

Description:

Candidates will acquire a thorough understanding of literacy development (ages 5 - 9) as revealed in learning and motivation theories. Candidates will be prepared to use a variety of instructional strategies and materials selectively, appropriately, and flexibly. Candidates will be prepared to use multiple strategies for developing students'' word/concept knowledge and word analysis skills in addition to understanding how word meaning and fluency support comprehension. Candidates will be able to teach multiple comprehension strategies that support readers in constructing meaning from text, both literary and informational, and in monitoring their comprehension. Candidates will gain strategies for infusing writing and the conventions of writing into literacy learning. Candidates will acquire appropriate assessment techniques to support responsive instructional decision making and reflection. Competencies and skills needed to effectively support students whose first language is not English will be central to this course.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sru.edu

Phone Number:

(724) 738-9000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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