ECE 7704: Trends and Issues in Literacy Education for Elementary & Early Childhood

3 Credit Hours
Prerequisite: Admission to M.Ed. in Elementary and Early Childhood Education
The purpose of this graduate level course is to explore major trends and issues in literacy education that are relevant in the P-5 setting. Specifically, this course will provide an overview of such trends as they are conceptualized in contemporary literacy education research literature and realized in practice. Hence, current trends are identified in the research base and analyzed in class readings, projects and discussions. Students will engage in interactive discussions, conduct a review of research, and prepare related learning resources to meet the needs of learners and to demonstrate the reciprocal relationships among national, state, and local trends, issues, and reform in elementary literacy education.