May 08, 2025  
BVU Academic Catalog 2024-2025 
    
BVU Academic Catalog 2024-2025
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EDUC 336 - Literacy Foundations I


3 Credit(s)

This introductory course will emphasize the foundations of teaching literacy. Teacher candidates will explore how oral language, reading, and writing are developed. The focus of this course is literacy acquisition, development, and assessment. Specifically, it includes an overview of oral and written communication, phonemic awareness, phonics, spelling, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Teaching approaches, standards alignment, and instructional resources will also be explored.

Grading Method: Student option.

Learning Outcomes:
  1. To increase one’s understanding of reading and language development.
  2. To increase one’s understanding of how to support literacy learners.
  3. To increase one’s understanding of the current and future needs of students with their literacy instruction.



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