EDS 799 - Teaching Reading, Writing, and Vocabulary to English Learners

3 Credit(s) This course prepares students to teach reading and writing to English learners (ELs) across content areas. Students will learn how to integrate academic reading, writing, and vocabulary development. The relationship between oral language development and literacy will be examined. The process of writing and writing in different genres across the curriculum will be linked to reading comprehension and reading different types of texts. Students will develop an original portfolio of literacy-based instructional materials, including the use of technology, in different content areas. Three lecture hours per week. Field-based assignments are required.
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