ECE 3330 - Teaching Reading in the Elementary Grades 3-5

3 Credit Hours 3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours
Prerequisites Admission to teacher education; EDUC 3302 and ECE 3320 department chair permission.
The relationship among reading, writing, speaking, and listening is studied in the context of the elementary classroom, grades 3 - 5. Content area reading, study strategies, comprehension strategies, use of non-fiction and fiction literature, and various strategies for teaching spelling, grammar, and vocabulary are included. Emphasis is placed on examining diagnostic tools to assess, remediate, and group a diverse student population for instruction, and on the use of technology to extend and support reading and the language arts.