ED 609 - Literacy Methods for Middle Grades Education

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This course examines the reading, writing, and thinking connection and strategies that can be used with adolescents. Fiction and nonfiction will be used to develop students reading comprehension and writing abilities. In order to facilitate these competencies, this course will focus on appropriate instructional methods, strategies and materials as well as providing experiences, both theoretical and practical in nature. These will enable the pre-service or practicing reading teacher to acquire and/or upgrade competencies at an advanced level. This is a placement embedded course. A 48 hour field experience in a regionally accredited school is required during the course. Permission from the Clinical Experiences Office is required to register. Prerequisite(s): ED 607 Note(s) Students who preregister for this course and do not earn a grade of “C” or higher in the prerequisite will be administratively withdrawn by the department.