EDRE 4870 - Cross-Curricular (Content Area) Literacy Materials and Resources

3 hours

Prepares pre-service teachers within both EC–6 and 4–8 certificate programs to plan for and implement literacy instruction across the curriculum. Selecting, evaluating and using developmentally and culturally appropriate materials and resources will be a focus as well as using content literacy strategies which support independent reading and writing in the content areas.

Prerequisite(s): Admission to the teacher education program; EDRE 4450 (for EC–6) or EDRE 4820 (for 4–8 English Language Arts) or EDCI 4060 (for 4–8 Social Studies, Science or Mathematics;7-12 Secondary ELA and the prerequisite course may be taken concurrently).