EDML 3770 A (CRN: 95595)
Middle Level Teacher Education: SL:Young AdolescentELA Methods (A)
3 credit hours
About EDML 3770 A
Examines young adolescent literature and research-based instructional practices for supporting students with reading and writing in middle grades English Language Arts. Credit not awarded for both EDML 3770 and EDML 5770.
Notes
Open to Degree and PACE students;
Section Description
This course is designed to prepare you to teach English Language Arts (ELA) to young adolescents in equitable and culturally sustaining ways. In addition to a strong focus on understanding evidence-based methods for teaching traditional literacies such as reading, writing, and vocabulary across the content areas, throughout this course you will expand your understanding of what literacy is and what it means to be literate in today’s world. In addition you will build knowledge and skills in lesson planning.
Essential Questions:
What does it mean to be literate in today’s world?
How do young adolescents learn to read and write?
How do I teach literacy skills in historically and culturally sustaining ways?
Section Expectation
Class meets weekly T/TH 10-11:15am.
Evaluation
PROFICIENCY-BASED COURSE ASSESSMENT
Your grade for this course will be based on your proficiency in the course learning objectives. Each assignment has been designed to assess your proficiency in one or more of the course learning objectives. Throughout the semester, as you complete assessments, you will be provided with ongoing feedback.
Your final grade in this course will be based on the extent to which you demonstrate proficiency in these skills and objectives over the course of the semester. While you do not need to show proficiency in all of the learning objectives in order to pass the course, you will need to show proficiency in the majority of them, and not have any at the beginning level.
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