LIT 508 - Advanced Literacy and Learning in Content Area

Catalog Year: 2017-2018

Candidates will investigate the modes of learning in specific subject areas and the concept of disciplinary literacy, as well as the roles of technology, various types of texts, and assessment in content area literacy. Candidates will further their knowledge of strategies for building comprehension; constructing meaning; acquiring content-specific vocabulary; using literature for interest and knowledge building; writing, speaking, viewing and listening in the content areas; promoting 21st century literacies; and supporting the disciplinary literacy of students with special needs.

Prerequisite: Graduate standing and successful completion of an undergraduate or graduate level course in Content Area Literacy, or instructor permission.
Credit: 3