EDUC 7035 - Literacy Learning for Younger Children

3 cr.

This course provides students with an in-depth study of elements of an early literacy instructional framework, with a focus on the reading components. Included in the course of study are investigations of the following: Reading comprehension, interactive reading aloud to students, assessment of reading skills, shared reading, guided reading, independent reading, and word study. Students are expected to effectively implement each of these elements into a typical classroom study with a theoretical understanding of why particular decisions are being made.