2024-25 Undergraduate Catalog

EDU 415 Teaching Reading in Grades 6-12

The course offers pre-service secondary (grades 6-12) teachers practical ideas to help their future students improve their reading abilities across content areas particularly in nonfiction adolescent literature. The course addresses the main components of reading instruction, such as motivating students to read and developing fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Within each component are teaching strategies, activities, and resources for helping students with specific reading problems to draw upon their sociocultural backgrounds. The material will include works by female authors and authors from various ethnic groups. Professional dispositions will be assessed.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Admittance into the teacher education program

Distribution

Education

Offered

Spring evening