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May 08, 2025
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SEDU 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 MTSS. The focus of this course is an analysis of 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 SEDU 336 and must have passed Teacher Education Program Checkpoint I, or with instructor permission for endorsements.
Grading Method: Student option.
Learning Outcomes:
- To better understand facts and affective information regarding dyslexia in order to build knowledge, confidence in instruction, and empathy.
- To demonstrate an understanding of the definition, signs and symptoms, current research, neurology and heredity factors, best practices for interventions, classroom accommodations, and assistive technology related to dyslexia.
- Students will understand the course expectations, policies and procedures as explained in the course syllabus.
- Students will consider the content area teacher’s role in building student literacy.
- Define “Text Complexity.”
- Identify the three components of Text Complexity.
- Explain the concepts of readability and Lexiles.
- Identify the habits of good readers before, during, and after reading.
- Define the phrase “research based best practice.”
- Define the phrase “reading instructional strategy.”
- Identify a variety of reading instructional strategies to offer student support BEFORE Reading.
- Demonstrate content area application of one strategy from this Category.
- Define and differentiate between the 4 types of vocabulary encountered in content area texts.
- Identify samples of each vocabulary type from selected content area readings.
- Understand the components of a comprehensive vocabulary plan.
- Explain the essential importance of supporting students understanding of content area textbook design.
- Identify a variety of instructional practices to support textbook reading comprehension.
- Articulate how to make the classroom a place where students trust the teacher and believe it’s safe to take risks.
- Share ideas for how to organize learning so that students work together to help one another.
- Identify ways to provide students with choices and opportunities to take responsibility in the classroom.
- Formulate ideas for helping students connect learning with their lives and the larger issues around them.
- All 15 hours for the field experience should be fulfilled as well as BOTH the Reading and Vocabulary Lesson plans should have been taught.
- Correctly Determine Quantitative Measures of Readability.
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