EDMS 523 - Literacy 2: Multicultural/Multilingual

Units: 4
Four hours lecture per week
Prerequisite: EDMS 522
Corequisite: Field placement, student teaching
Differentiated literacy instruction and scaffolding for English learners, special needs children (including gifted) and English only students. Topics include reading and writing skills and literature based instruction in multicultural and multilingual contexts; State-adopted reading intervention programs; and integrating appropriate technologies for teaching and learning. Focuses on the English/Language Arts needs of children in grades 3-8.