ELED 318 - Materials for Teaching Reading and Language Arts

3 credits
3 hours per week.

This course is designed to assist elementary teacher candidates in selecting and evaluating appropriate materials for teaching reading and related language arts skills that are consistent with the findings of scientifically based reading research. Candidates should leave this course with an understanding of research supported programs, approaches, and methods so that they can address different levels of reading proficiency within the classroom and enable students to become strategic, fluent and independent readers. Additionally this course is designed to develop candidates’ proficiency in and familiarity with appropriate concepts and practices of language at the elementary level. Candidates will use a variety of texts and other materials to encourage students’ motivation, interests, and independent reading habits.

Prerequisite(s) EDUC 200, ELED 210, and ELED 310.