ELED 310 - Instruction of Reading

3 Credits
Three hours per week.

This course is designed to equip candidates with strategies for guiding young learners to become independent readers and writers. Candidates will demonstrate knowledge of a variety of strategies that facilitate word recognition, fluency, vocabulary development and comprehension. Candidates will also be exposed to early identification and intervention strategies designed to assist learners, including very young scholars, 2nd language learners and dialect speakers experiencing difficulty in reading. Additionally, candidates will receive instruction and practice related to developing effective reading lesson plans.

Prerequisite(s) EDUC 200 and ELED 210. Note: Required field experience will be attached to this course. All teacher candidates will be REQUIRED to attend an assigned school as a group to observe lessons and engage in conversation with the teacher relevant to course content. These observations will occur on selected Tuesday or Thursday mornings during the course of the semester.