EDUC 216 - Reading & Writing II: Literacy Teaching and Learning

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This course is the second in a sequence of two reading and writing courses designed to support teacher education students in learning the skills and strategies necessary in using a balanced literacy curriculum. Examination of pedagogical best practices in the instruction of reading and writing is the focus that includes essential balanced literacy components, differentiating instruction, and comprehension strategies. The course also focuses on deepening student’s knowledge of how to integrate and teach content literacy in all aspects of their everyday classroom.(Offered fall/spring/summer) Prerequisite(s): EDUC 116.