EDU.5490 Adolescent Literacy
This course prepares specialists to work collaboratively with content area and grade level teachers in grades 7-12. The content includes the analysis of the language demands of texts, the skills needed to read texts with advanced language and to identify and implement strategies for acquiring the literacy skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing at the secondary level. Differentiation of instruction and the collaborative process are significant parts of the course. Field experience required.