EDU202 Teaching Strategies for Literacy Learning

This course provides an understanding of fundamental principles of instruction in reading, writing, listening, and oral communication in the classroom. Students will explore pedagogy and assessment to meet the needs of diverse students using a balanced literacy framework. Students will analyze and reflect on instructional methods of teaching phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, guided reading, and writing. Students will learn to draw from the Massachusetts English Language Arts Common Core Standards to meet the objectives of the course. 15 hours of field experiences are a requirement of this course. Students may not receive credit for both EDU202Language and Literacy in Education and ECE201 Language and Reading Development in Early Childhood. PLEASE NOTE: CORI (Criminal Offender Record Information), CHRI (Criminal Records Central Repository) and/or SORI (Sex Offender Record Information) checks are required prior to participation in this course. Individual school districts may require additional CORI/SORI, drug screening analysis and/or fingerprinting.