EDSR 5308 - Foundations of Literacy

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours Lecture: 3
Contact Hours Lab: 0

This course is designed to follow the development of the reader from early childhood to the adult reader perspective. This course investigates best practices as they relate to reading theories and research so that candidates can explain, compare, contrast, apply and critique literacy education practices through professional collaboration. This course also examines instructional techniques regarding oral language, phonological and phonemic awareness, print awareness, word identification, fluency, comprehension, vocabulary, written language, assessment, instruction, addressing individual needs, and topics associated with exceptional students. This class is designed to provide students with a foundation of knowledge about teaching literacy, reading and writing, as an interactive process focusing on extracting meaning from print.

Equivalencies: EDUC 5308 (through Summer 2022), EDUA 5308

Campus: RGC

Texas Common Core:
Course Level: Graduate