ERL 417 Literacy Instruction: Meeting the Needs of All Learners

This course examines fluency and family involvement in children’s literacy development.  Topics include instructional intervention, motivating reluctant readers, literature circles, welcoming parents as partners, and strategies for word recognition.  Upon completion of this course, candidates can effectively modify literacy instruction to meet individual student needs and create meaningful opportunities for family involvement and support of literacy development. 

 

Credits

4

Outcomes

1. This course will prepare students to:
2. Demonstrate knowledge of effective strategies for the assessment of reading development.
3. Demonstrate knowledge of reading instructional intervention and strategies to increase reading fluency for all learners.
4. Demonstrate knowledge of motivating reluctant readers.