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Elementary and Literacy EducationCredits
This course focuses on the development of emergent and beginning readers. Students will become familiar with the evidence-based components of literacy instruction for children at this level, including oral language, phonemic awareness, phonics, and word recognition skills.
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This course focuses on the administration and analysis of literacy assessments appropriate for emergent and beginning readers. Students will complete a 10-hour in-person or virtual field experience providing instruction at the K-2 level. They will conduct assessments appropriate for the reader and use the results from these assessments to design interventions that are consistent with evidence-based instruction for emergent and beginning readers.
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This course provides a comprehensive practicum experience for students in literacy planning, instruction, and assessment. Students will complete an in-person and/or virtual 80-hour practicum experience working outside of their current teaching licensure area. Students will plan, provide, and reflect on evidence-based and data-informed literacy instruction to differentiate literacy instruction based on student's cognitive, cultural, linguistic assets and needs.
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This course provides a study of the characteristics and causes of literacy difficulties of older students. Students will administer and analyze appropriate assessments to design evidence-based individual and group intervention strategies. Students will complete a case study over the course of 10 hours in which they analyze and identify gaps in literacy data at the individual, group, classroom, and school level at the middle level, and create a plan for how teachers can create data-informed literacy instruction.
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This course is designed to help educators develop an in-depth understanding of research-based practices that center equity to develop competency for engaging students in mathematical learning experiences. Emphasis on the NCTM's effective mathematics teaching practices.
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Selected topics explored for elementary or secondary teaching. May be repeated.
This graduate course presents a variety of research-based strategies for content literacy instruction.
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This course provides an overview of current reading policy initiatives, at both the federal and state levels on systemic literacy support systems. Students will also develop professional knowledge related to research and theories in literacy instruction viewed through the critical lens of equity, social justice, and inclusion.
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This course focuses on developing skills related to academic writing.
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This course focuses on implementing high quality, research based literacy instruction for all children in preschool through second grade. Emphasis is placed on the use of varied instructional approaches and materials for young learners. Students will develop the ability to: understand major theories and research describing literacy development, implement a balanced curriculum, design an environment to optimize student learning that includes choice and motivation, and differentiate instruction.
This course provides an introduction to the Response to Intervention (RTI) initiative. Different implementation models will be reviewed, along with specific factors important to consider when designing programs. An overview of progress monitoring and intervention strategies will be provided.
This purpose of this course is to develop a theoretical and research-based understanding of 21st Century learning that will provide the foundational underpinnings for utilizing instructional practices that foster empowered citizenship within the elementary classroom.
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This course provides an in-depth study of assessment strategies for readers at different levels. Effective reading assessments for groups and individual learners, data-driven decision-making, and assessment of curriculum will be emphasized. Data analysis and patterns of performance will be highlighted.
This course focuses on implementing high-quality, research based literacy instruction within the disciplines/content areas. The course emphasizes the use of varied instructional approaches and materials related to vocabulary and comprehension of a wide-range of print-based and multimodal texts. Students will be able to: identify features of a motivating environment for literacy learning and plan appropriate explicit instruction for literacy within disciplines/content areas.
This course provides an in-depth study of instructional strategies and interventions for readers at different levels. Effective reading strategies for groups and individual learners, data-based curriculum decisions, and selection of appropriate materials and instructional strategies will be emphasized.
This course focuses on recent research, issues, and instructional approaches in K-12 reading. Emphasis is placed on providing effective instruction for all learners and includes topics related to content and pedagogy. Students will develop the ability to: explain components of a balanced approach to literacy instruction, describe phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension and their contribution to reading, plan and deliver effective instruction, and reflect on literacy instruction.
Presents information about elementary learners' writing development, genres for the elementary curriculum, and assessment of elementary students' writing. Research-validated practices for teaching diverse learners will be the focus of the course.
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Students will develop expertise in working with culturally and linguistically diverse students in literacy learning. The course focuses on culturally responsive instructional strategies for literacy learning in reading, writing, and oral language to meet the cognitive, linguistic, cultural, and dispositional needs of English learners and culturally diverse learners. English language development, linguistics, academic language, assessment, family engagement, strengthening students' cultural connections, vocabulary development, comprehension strategies, writing instruction, and differentiation are major topics.
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Examines research and theory in education. Explores major research and theoretical thinking in education.
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Supervised practical experiences in curricular design and development. Admission by application only.
Investigation of effective elementary classroom instruction through multiple methods of formal and informal assessment strategies that support student engagement, student progress monitoring, and guiding instructional decision making. Examination of assessment strategies for instructional planning and evaluation to promote strong intellectual, social, emotional, and physical development which will support all elementary students.
This course aims to enhance educators' skills in using formative assessment techniques that elicit evidence of students' mathematics learning. Explore research-based practices that empower students as active learners. Emphasis on planning, implementing, and evaluating formative assessments, with a focus on valuing diversity in thinking, positive identity development, and providing empowering feedback.
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This course aims to empower educators to cultivate inclusive mathematics classroom environments through a strengths-based lens. Participants will critically examine challenges in differentiation practices that can marginalize students, with an emphasis on fostering positive mathematical identities, diverse thinking, and exploring strengths-based differentiation strategies. The goal is to accommodate a variety of learners while fostering student agency.
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Develop skills, knowledge, and dispositions related to technology use for literacy learning in the elementary classroom.
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This course will engage teacher candidates in critically analyzing children's texts. Teacher candidates will learn how to integrate diverse literature across the elementary curriculum. Teacher candidates will learn how to engage in critical literacy themselves, as well facilitate critical literacy discussions and tasks with elementary students that promote the learning of skills and strategies within the context of critical engagement with learning content. Teacher candidates will learn how to guide students in developing their literacy identities in order to promote reading engagement and students as independent and collaborative readers.
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