EDU.3278 Literacy in the Content Areas

Focus on the strategies needed to improve the listening, speaking, reading and writing skills of students within the full range of abilities, including those who are English language learners, at the middle childhood and adolescence levels in the areas of English, Social Studies, Mathematics and Science. Learn methods of teaching study skills, comprehension, vocabulary development, listening and organizational skills. Learn the skills and strategies required to read, evaluate and write text incorporating laboratory procedures, graphs, charts, tables and equations. Prerequisite: EDU 2000. Field experience required. (Literacy Course)

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Prerequisite: EDU.2000 with minimum grade of B. For School of Education students only. Requires written permission from Associate Dean of Undergraduate Advising in School of Education.