EDUC 116 - Reading & Writing I: Phonological Awareness and Phonics

Credit Hours: 4

This course is the first 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 major theories and empirical research that includes cognitive, sociocultural, and reading and writing development are examined. The course also focuses on deepening students’ knowledge of the basic components of reading and writing that include literature, genre studies, and the basic foundations of writing. A focus on digital literacies, technologies, science of reading, and multicultural learning is emphasized. (Offered fall/spring/summer)