May 08, 2025  
BVU Academic Catalog 2024-2025 
    
BVU Academic Catalog 2024-2025
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EDUC 337 - Literacy Foundations II


3 Credit(s)

This course builds upon the groundwork established in Literacy Foundations I. Teacher candidates will explore how to integrate and assess reading and writing instruction with the integration of a Multi-Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) to provide targeted support to struggling students. The focus of this course is an analysis of children’s and young adult literature, writing development, and literacy assessment. It also includes an examination of how literacy standards, objectives, and assessments can be aligned and addressed through text genres and writing processes.

Prerequisite(s): EDUC 336  or with instructor permission for endorsements.

Grading Method: Student option.

Learning Outcomes:
  1. the different focus areas of the English Language Arts Iowa Core
  2. how to connect multiple standards into lessons
  3. how to analyze different literacy lessons
  4. how to explain the difference between fiction and non-fiction
  5. value of MTSS
  6. how to explain genres
  7. how to analyze how to embed genre studies into the classroom
  8. how to analyze various genres
  9. how to analyze non-fictional resources
  10. how review instructional strategies used to teach non-fictional literature
  11. how to locate resources
  12. how to analyze fictional resources
  13. how to review instructional strategies used to teach non-fictional literature
  14. how to locate resources
  15. how to teach a writing lesson
  16. how to analyze different types of student writings
  17. how writing can be embedded in various methods
  18. the importance of interventions
  19. the importance of enrichment and engagement in literacy lessons
  20. how to analyze intervention resources
  21. how to analyze reading and writing assessments
  22. how to implement various assessments with students
  23. share key points about reading and writing assessments
  24. reflect on different components of literacy instruction
  25. understand the importance of active engagement and differentiation



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