EDU 5370 - Reading and Writing in the Content Areas

3 cr

This course is designed to meet the needs of current and prospective middle school and secondary content area teachers. Students will study current theories and principles associated with promoting literacy in all content areas, examine alternative and informal types of classroom assessment, and experiment with a variety of cooperative/collaborative strategies that foster critical thinking/reading/writing skills applicable to heterogeneous grouping. Also, each student will be responsible for developing a Unit Plan around a topic/theme that incorporates interdisciplinary webbing