EDUC430 — Advanced Language and Literacy
EDUC 430 - Advanced Language and Literacy EDUC 430 - Advanced Language and Literacy 5 Credits This course is designed to expand candidates’ understanding of how literacy development, reading and writing skills emerge within each other in the English language and the different stages of second language acquisition. The focus will be on interpreting and understanding the experience of a whole child, as they build their ability to speak, understand and produce written English language, between the variety of English exposure. Candidates will develop understanding for the science of reading to support differentiated instruction and support diversity for students who identify as Multilingual Learners (ML). We are broadly introducing a variety of ELA, reading, literacy, phonics/phonemic awareness and writing curricula suitable for whole-group and small-group instructional frameworks to support new ideas, teaching strategies and lessons and incorporate skills of reading and writing development that best support students who identify as ML. This will naturally discuss topics on how to read and analyze Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in Washington state, to guide candidates’ and create appropriate, yet high-level and in-depth learning targets and success criteria (learning
Prerequisites: EDUC354