ELED 281 Reading for the Elementary Teacher

This basic course is designed to prepare teacher education students how to teach children to read. Students will have the opportunity to explore the history of reading instruction, review and analyze research, and participate in elementary classrooms. Topics covered will include theories of reading, phonemic awareness, phonics, vocabulary development, comprehension, and literacy assessment. This course focuses on the learning to read and reading to learn processes. This course is part of the elementary methods block in fall semester. Pre-requisite: Admission to Teacher Education. Co-requisite: ELED 398B - Methods Block Field Experience I. Fall.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Admission to Teacher Education.

Corequisite

ELED 398B - Methods Block Field Experience I.