GRED 584 - Teaching Literature & Literacy, 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 literature and reading. Based on state and national standards the course will examine: 1) how to integrate study of literary genre and “texts” [including, nonprint texts such as film, media, arts, visual literacy, etc.]; 2) how to evaluate and select literature for secondary ELA curricula; 3) how to integrate the study of literature with the teaching of reading [including strategies for assessing reading skills, teaching reading comprehension and layered reading, constructing meaning, language and vocabulary development, study skills, etc.]; 4) how to integrate the teaching of literature and reading with other literacy skills of writing, speaking, and listening; and, 5) 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. MST Adolescence English students only. Fall.

Prerequisite(s): GRED 550.
Corequisite(s): GRED 549, GRED 582, GRED 588, GRED 589, SPED 505.