ED 607 - Literacy Knowledge and Foundations

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This course provides candidates with the foundational knowledge and understandings for teaching reading and writing processes. Experiences, both theoretical and practical in nature, will enable the prospective or practicing teacher to demonstrate the knowledge base for teaching the major components reading at an advanced level. The most consistent research findings on the reading process, the role of the reading teacher, and on cognition and language as they emerge and contribute to the developmental process of reading will be addressed. This is a placement embedded course; a 48-hour field experience placement in a regionally accredited school is required during the course. Prerequisite(s): ED 500, ED 605, ED 612 Note(s) Permission from the Clinical Experience Office is required to register.

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