GRED 582 - Teaching Writing, Language and Communication, Grades 7-12

3 Credit(s)

This course extends study in GRED 550 - Introduction to Teaching English Language Arts, Grades 7-12 with special focus on teaching: 1) writing, 2) language studies (including grammar and linguistics), and 3) communication (including speaking, listening, mass media, and nonprint texts.) Based on state and national standards, focused studies will include how to integrate teaching, learning, and curriculum in the area of study with all literacy skills of reading, writing, speaking, and listening. (For example, when studying the teaching of writing, we will also explore how to integrate writing instruction with the teaching of reading, speaking, and listening.) This course will examine how to conduct and construct formative and summative assessments of student learning and methods and procedures for sharing this information with students, parents, the school, and the larger community. Students will also examine media and technology applications, resources, software and non-print “texts” for teaching writing, language, and communication. MST Adolescence English students only. Fall.

Prerequisite(s): GRED 550.
Corequisite(s): GRED 549, GRED 584, GRED 588, GRED 589, SPED 505.