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COURSE DESCRIPTIONS:

EDRD 2000 | EDRD 3200 | EDRD 3516 | EDRD 3517 | EDRD 3530 | EDRD 4200 | VIEW ALL
EDRD 2000: Reading I: Psychology of Reading (3) Offerings
Explores the theories of cognitive development applied particularly to the fields of language development and literacy. Examines different theories of the acquisition of language development and cognitive processes and the relationship to learning to read and write. Among the topics to be covered are the linguistics and non-linguistic bases of reading, word recognition, reading comprehension, and reading disabilities (dyslexia) and the impact of home and school environments on language and literacy development.
EDRD 3200: Reading II: Reading and Language Arts Methods (2) Offerings
Prerequisite: EDRD 2000. Explores current research and best practices in teaching reading, writing, and language arts as an integrated process in grades K-8. Addresses topics such as instructional grouping, classroom-based assessments, analysis and use of instructional materials (including the underlying theory base), and strategy instruction. Students will design unit and lesson plans to teach reading, writing, and language processes.
Attributes:Upper-Division
EDRD 3516: Children's Literature (3) Offerings
Examines the variety and richness of literature available for children preschool through eighth grade; presents major genres and notable authors and illustrators; and develops familiarity with varied responses to literature adaptable for classroom use.
Attributes:Arts and Humanities B, Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
EDRD 3517: Young Adult Literature (3) Offerings
A study of young adult literature, including intensive reading in the best of this literature and application of both critical and pedagogical strategies to the reading.
Attributes:Arts and Humanities B, Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman students are excluded.
EDRD 3530: Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum (2) Offerings
Prerequisite: EDU 2104. Provides a functional approach to content-centered instruction that will prepare preservice teachers to teach content, reading and writing skills simultaneously. Emphasis is placed on the application of skills that middle, junior and senior high school readers must make to learn content from a variety of sources and materials.
Attributes:Upper-Division Restrictions:Freshman, Sophomore students are excluded.
EDRD 4200: Reading III: Intervention for Struggling Readers (2) Offerings
Prerequisite: EDRD 3200. Students will review and further investigate possible causes of reading problems, including inappropriate reading instruction. Examines current research in best practices and programs for struggling readers at various levels of their schooling. Students will focus on a struggling reader during this quarter of their internship to develop a plan and carry out instruction to improve the student's reading and writing achievement.
Attributes:Upper-Division

 



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