This module (course) supports teacher candidates (students) in developing their knowledge and skills in teaching and assessing literacy in discipline specific contexts. Emphasized will be the identification and use of culturally responsive texts, evidence based strategies, data based decision making skills and new literacies (technology and online resources) designed to target all students' literacy needs, including those with linguistically diverse backgrounds.
Outcomes: Teacher candidates (students) will apply understanding of literacy lesson design, assessment and instruction in discipline specific contexts. They will be required to collect and utilize data to teach targeted standards based reading skills to linguistically diverse students and to utilize technology in their lesson delivery.
Outcomes: Teacher candidates (students) will apply understanding of literacy lesson design, assessment and instruction in discipline specific contexts. They will be required to collect and utilize data to teach targeted standards based reading skills to linguistically diverse students and to utilize technology in their lesson delivery.