EDU5389 Teaching Literacy Skills Grades 5-9 School Thru Collaborative Study of Social Identity
In this course students will define literacy and explore best practices in literacy to promote learning and understanding in the middle schoool classroom in grades 5-9. Students will examine various theory based models that help learners become literate and develop a toolbox of literacy strategies for student engagement and comprehension. Furthermore, students will learn to use diverse literacy strategies to explore middle schooler's experiences in diverse cultural and social settings. Field experience required. (Literacy Course)