MACI 420 - Secondary Literacy in the Content Areas

Prerequisite, admission to the MACI track. This course studies literacy processes and their relationship to the secondary school curriculum and adolescent lives. Areas of focus will include the integration of reading and writing in the content areas, literacy assessment, vocabulary strategies, comprehension strategies, dialogic approaches, the use of fiction and non-fiction across the curriculum, online and technological resources, and literacy instruction that draws on the strengths of students from diverse linguistic, cultural, socio-economic backgrounds. Strategies for teaching literacy to neurodiverse learners will also be addressed. Letter grade. (Offered as needed.) 3 credits