EDUC-574: Foundations of Literacy

This course provides teacher candidates with an evidenced-based foundation in literacy and language development through cognitive, linguistic, and pedagogical theory, research, and practice based in the science of reading. Candidates will begin their instructional skills development in the areas defined by the National Reading Panel: phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension. Topics include understanding reading research, the reading process, language development, the sequence of learning to read, the essential components of reading instruction and assessment.