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2009-2010 Graduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]
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LIT 507 - Literacy and Learning in the Content Areas
Catalog Year 2009-2010
In this course candidates will come to understand the modes of
learning in specific subject areas; the ideologies that drive those
subject areas; the roles and strengths and drawbacks of textbooks
and other materials; the place of technology and assessment in
content area literacy; and the nature of truth as witnessed in
biographies and autobiographies. Candidates will gain knowledge
regarding specific literacy strategies for building comprehension,
constructing meaning, acquiring content-specific vocabulary; using
literature for interest and knowledge building; writing in the
content areas; speaking, listening, and reviewing in the content
areas, and developing study skills strategies. The role of
motivation, prior knowledge, and the importance of a metacognitive
approach to learning will be stressed. The use of content area
specific strategies as practices to support learning of students
with special needs will also be addressed throughout the course.
PREREQ: Graduate standing.
OFFERED: Fall, Spring
CREDIT: 3
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