EDU5494 Literacy Development Gr 3-6
Study the relationship among reading, writing, speaking and listening in the context of the elementary classroom. Investigate a variety of methods and strategies that strengthen vocabulary, comprehension, word study and fluency for diverse learners. Readers' and writers' workshop strategies will be emphasized as a means to structure the language arts curriculum and to provide authentic literacy experiences. Strategies to assess classroom work in order to inform differentiated instruction will be applied to an interdisciplinary unit that also includes technology. Students will complete a literacy profile on one student.(Literacy Course)