EDUC 384 - Literacy Connections Across Discipline

3 Credit(s)

This course focuses on reading theory, knowledge, and a variety of research-based strategies and approaches to provide effective literacy instruction across content areas. Teacher candidates will develop and demonstrate understanding of integrating literacy instruction into content areas for all students, including but not limited to students with disabilities, students who are at risk of academic failure, students who have been identified as gifted and talented, students who have limited English language proficiency, and students with dyslexia, whether or not such students have been identified as children requiring special education.

Prerequisite(s): EDUC 381, EDUC 382, and EDUC 383.

Course Frequency: S

Grading Method: Student option.

Learning Outcomes:

explain and discern between content-area literacy and disciplinary literacy
develop an understanding of how and why literacy development across content areas can be beneficial to all students
explain and discern the purpose of text sets
develop an understanding of how and why text sets across content areas can be beneficial to all students
explain and discern the purpose of science and literacy integration
develop an understanding of how and why literacy the across content area of science can be beneficial to all students
explain and discern the purpose of mathematics and literacy integration
develop an understanding of how and why literacy the across content area of mathematics can be beneficial to all students
explain and discern the purpose of social studies and literacy integration
explain and discern the purpose of art/music/physical education and literacy integration
develop an understanding of how and why literacy the across content areas of art, music, and physical education can be beneficial to all students
explain and discern the purpose of literacy and SEL integration
develop an understanding of how and why the combination of literacy and SEL can be beneficial to all students
explain, discern, and reflect over the benefits associated with literacy across content areas
explain, discern, and reflect over how to incorporate literacy across content areas
develop an understanding of how and why literacy the across content area of social studies can be beneficial to all students