ED 229 - Literacy Methods

Students are encouraged to investigate the Language Arts - listening, speaking, writing and reading - as elements of Total Literacy in the Early Childhood and Elementary classroom. Students will explore common and specialized programs such as Writer’s Workshop, John Collins, 6 Traits, Guided Reading (Fountas and Pinnel and DRA) and Links. Students will practice techniques in planning for children’s skills development in all the Language Arts using both 10 Steps to Lesson Planning and Understanding by Design with Differentiated Instruction. Emphasis will be placed on Literacy and Study Skills in both narrative and expository text.

Prerequisites & Notes
ED 201 or permission of instructor.

(Cr: 3)