ELEM 331 - Foundations of Teaching Literacy

Description:
Designed to prepare prospective elementary teachers to teach literacy in the classroom. Processes and products of the literacy act, methods and materials, and factors that affect literacy are covered. Course will be offered every year. Course will not have an established scheduling pattern.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: ELEF 212 and ELEM 321 and ELEM 323 and PSY 314 and valid WSP/FBI fingerprint clearance is required for this course. The clearance must appear in OSPI’s Fingerprinting Database and be valid throughout the quarter enrolled.

Credits: (3)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Explain how reading, writing, speaking, listening, visualizing, viewing, and thinking are integrated and are developmental processes.
Explain how semantics, syntax, morphology, and phonology are integral to literacy processes.
Summarize the fundamentals of first and second language acquisition and development.
Examine how the linguistic/rhetorical patterns of other languages and dialects affect the written and oral expression of diverse learners.
Differentiate literacy practices upon learners’ language background and individual needs.
Plan instructional progression for emergent/early literacy.
Articulate the components of phonemic awareness and phonics.
Implement culturally-relevant, research-based lessons in word study.
Identify how individual, social, and cultural factors influence interpersonal communication.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
4/5/18