EDRD 7718 - Content Area Reading

3 Class Hours 0 Laboratory Hours 3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to graduate study in education.
An advanced study of the processes and problems of reading instruction in content area classrooms. This course explores components of the reading process related to content area reading instruction including technical reading, prior knowledge, reading strategies, supplemental texts, and methods of grouping. Candidates will plan instruction based on content area requirements that supports readers before, during, and after they read. Emphasis will be placed on supporting the unique reading needs of a diverse classroom of learners at all grade levels. A field component is required.

Notes A field component is required.