EDUC 612 - Theoretical Models in Reading and Language Arts

Prerequisite, EDUC 500, or EDUC 532. This course is designed to facilitate a critical analysis of the social and political ideology undergirding the development of reading and language arts programs. Students will apply this analysis to planning implementation and evaluation effective classroom curriculum and instruction for all students, enabling them to become active readers, writers, speakers, and listeners. Through field experience, students will have the opportunity to observe and analyze a variety of instructional and intervention models on the school settings, to consider how each embodies perspectives and interest that influence literacy practices and programs. (Offered fall semester.) 3 credits