EDLT 410 - Teaching Word Recognition Skills

Description:
Methods for teaching word recognition skills will be developed. Decoding as an aid to comprehension, including phonetic analysis, context clues, structural analysis, and sight vocabulary.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: EDLT 308 and EDLT 409, admission to the Teacher Certification Program, and current WSP/FBI fingerprint clearance.

Credits: (3)

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

Demonstrate knowledge of reading research and histories of reading. CTL: 1.1 WA READ: 1.1.3; 5.2; 6.1; IRA: 1.2
Demonstrate knowledge of the major components of reading (phonemic awareness, word identification, and phonics, vocabulary and background knowledge, fluency and comprehension strategies, and motivation) and how they are integrated in fluent reading. CTL: 1.1 WA READ: 1.1.2; 1.2 IRA: 1.0
Use a wide range of instructional practices, approaches, and methods, including technology-based practices, for learners at different stages of development and from differing cultural and linguistic backgrounds. CTL: 1.1 WA READ: 3.1; 3.2. l IRA: 2.0
Use a wide range of curriculum materials in effective reading instruction for learners at different stages of reading and writing development and from different cultural and linguistic backgrounds. CTL: 1.1 WA READ: 3.2; 6.5 IRA: 2.0

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
12/18/08