EDRD 6715:Introduction to Theory and Pedagogy in the Study of Reading

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to program and evidence of passing criminal background check.
This course is a study of the foundations of literacy. This course examines theories of language development, language structure, and acquisition of reading and writing as well as the theoretical foundations for a range of instructional practices related to the five dimensions of reading. Historical perspectives of literacy as well as prominent researchers and theorists are also studied.