GRDG 620 - Literacy and Linguistically Diverse Learners

3 Credit(s)

This course explores the many challenges to literacy achievement that confront linguistically diverse learners (speakers of non-standard English varieties and English speakers of other languages). From a contemporary perspective, the course examines the characteristics of linguistically diverse learners in B-12 classrooms and focuses on instructional responses that foster literacy competencies and achievement in school.