356-400 Course Description Required course in the teaching of reading for secondary majors. Basic instructional reading strategies are developed, with emphasis on introducing assignments, improving study skills, and fostering critical thinking.
Students identify and learn to teach reading skills specific to varying content areas.
Adjusting instruction to students' reading capabilities is stressed. The field experience involves ten hours of tutoring or application of strategies within a secondary classroom. Written reflections which analyze both the student progress and tutor's plans, efforts and decisions will be required for each session. The term reading means more than decoding text and comprehending. The term is incorporated into the concept of literacy.