TSL 506 - Instructional Strategies for Teaching Literacy

Credit Hours: 3

An overview of the interconnectedness of culture and reading and writing skill development. Students review the developmental aspects of second language acquisition and the developmental aspects of reading and writing, providing insights for the creation of programs for literacy development for ELLs. Students assess the oral language proficiency, reading comprehension, vocabulary knowledge, and writing skills of a case study student or small group. Reading comprehension and writing skill development strategies will be implemented with the case study individual or group. Explores challenges for developing phonemic awareness, spelling, vocabulary, and comprehension with ELLs. Students review current research of best practices for teaching reading and writing. RDG 656 may be substituted.

Location:
Online