ED 229 - Literacy Methods

Candidates investigate listening, speaking, writing and reading as elements of a Structured Literacy program in the Early Childhood and Elementary classroom. Candidates explore various evidence-based, culturally responsive methods and teaching strategies used in elementary classrooms to develop students’ literacy skills. Candidates practice techniques in planning for children’s skills development in foundational skills, engaging with complex texts, writing, and oral language, using the Common Core Learning Standards, lesson planning and a variety of literature including fiction and nonfiction texts.