EDU 312 - Reading and Language Arts II (3)

Prerequisites: EDU 211 and EDU 311 , or permission.

Building on the foundations from Reading and Language Arts I, this course deepens students’ understanding of effective, science-based language arts instruction. Students delve deeper into designing and implementing literacy instruction in the areas of phonology, orthography, morphology, semantics, syntax, pragmatics, and discourse using rich children’s literary and nonfiction texts. Students also learn to integrate the science of writing instruction, with attention to critical thinking, sentence structure, text organization, writing craft, and transcription skills. By the end of the course, students are able to deliver comprehensive and structured reading and writing instruction that supports the proficiency of all learners, including students with dyslexia and multilingual learners. Emphasis is placed on implementing state and national reading and language arts standards.