EDLT 410 - Literacy Teaching and Learning Birth-Grade 3

Description:
Theories of language and literacy development birth to third grade. Methods/materials for developing literacy - oral (listening and speaking) and written language (reading and writing). Focus on assessment, word study, fluency, writing, and vocabulary development.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: ELEM 321 and ELEM 331, 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:

Read and evaluate research and histories of reading.
Identify and define 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.
Develop plans that include a 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.
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.

Learner Outcomes Approval Date:
6/4/19

Anticipated Course Offering Terms and Locations:
Spring Locations: Ellensburg, Online