EDRD 6539: Deepening Reading: Teaching Practices for Making Meaning (2024-2025)

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Examines how students move beyond learning to read and focus on reading to learn, specifically building meaning through vocabulary and comprehension of multiple genres for children and young adults. Examines characteristics of learners and explores how specific groups (multilingual learners, students with exceptionalities, students of diverse backgrounds) may experience development differently. Critically explores research, methods of teaching, and specific curricular approaches related to vocabulary and comprehension. Gives attention to assessment of vocabulary and comprehension, as well as how to provide differentiation and support for students who may struggle in these areas. Arts Integration: Explore how the arts (dance, media arts, music, theater, and visual arts) can be integrated within the disciplines. Identify the four artistic processes (creating, performing/presenting/producing, responding, and connections) are similar and different from the literacy processes of viewing/composing; reading/writing; speaking/listening. Typically offered: Spring.