EDU 543 - Culturally Responsive Elementary Literacy Methods

• Assess current issues, principles, policies, and practices in elementary reading and writing literacy theories for the diverse classroom employing professional vocabulary
• Construct and model inclusive elementary literacy reading and writing instructional strategies and methods based on current research
• Demonstrate knowledge of appropriate literacy teaching strategies for modifying instructional methods based on socioeconomic, emotional, culture, language, dialect, motivation, behavior, cognition, and ethnic diversity factors
• Identify a range of elementary literacy teaching strategies to meet diverse student learning needs in an inclusive classroom
• Document current best practices, curriculum standards, teaching plans, parent conferences, discipline logs, and other school experiences
• Analyze how various literacy methods promote and support student competencies in the inclusive classroom.
• Devise a family communication plan using current laws, regulations, and policies as they apply to literacy services to students with diverse learning needs.
• Generate a plan of action to collect evidence related to long- term literacy assessments based on student data that demonstrates student progress over time
• Interpret assessment results to inform literacy instruction, including use of student data, targets, developmental stages, literacy levels, literacy components, and cultural and linguistic backgrounds
• Participate as a member of a professional learning community in order to reflect and improve upon instructional practices for the teaching of elementary reading and writing.