SE 356 Reading and Writing in the Content Areas

This course offers pre-service teachers an array of research-based instructional strategies to address the vocabulary, reading and writing needs of students in content area classrooms. This course will emphasize application of these strategies with appropriate print materials and the ability to match the specific needs of diverse students in upper level grade school classrooms with effective instruction. Students will develop knowledge and implementation skills for reading comprehension strategies and vocabulary development across content areas. Students will also develop intensive writing strategies to enhance the writing skills of students in their classrooms. Prerequisite: PPES (Pre-Professional Educator Status).

3 credit hours