EDMS 523 - Literacy 2: Multicultural/Multilingual

Units: 3
Three hours lecture per week
Prerequisite(s): Admission to Multiple Subject Teaching Credential program
Prepares students to meet expanding literacy demands in reading, comprehension, writing skills, and literature-based instruction within multicultural and multilingual contexts; introduction to English Language Arts/English Language Development (ELA/ELD) framework to support Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts; State-adopted reading intervention programs; integration of appropriate technologies for teaching and learning. Differentiating literacy instruction for English learners, specific needs of children (including gifted), and English only students. Focuses on the English/Language Arts needs of children in grades 3-6.
Graded: Letter Grade