SED 325 - Learning to Read (Education)

3 Credit(s)

This course focuses on the examination and application of current research-based strategies for teaching reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills to young children. Emphasis is on selecting, implementing, and adapting effective instructional strategies, curriculum resources, and technologies to meet the needs of diverse learners including students with learning disabilities. Communicating effectively with parents/guardians, lesson planning, development of instructional materials, children’s literature, and assessment based on national and Pennsylvania Core Standards are emphasized. Fall semester. Field experience is a required component of this course. Tubercular check, Act 33 Child Abuse, Act 34 Criminal Record check, Act 114 FBI Federal Criminal History Record, and PDE-6004 (Arrest or Conviction Report and Certification Form) required. Formal admission into the Education Program required.

Prerequisite(s): SED 202.