Literacy (EDLT)
Courses
EDLT 5220. Cltvate Chil Lit in El/Mid Sch. 3 Credits.
Contemporary research and practice related to the development of strategic, motivated, and independent readers and writers. Emphasis on integrating reading and writing within collaborative environments. Prerequisite: Twelve hours in education and/or related areas including an introductory course in reading; or Instructor permission.
EDLT 5360. Multicultural Children's Lit. 3 Credits.
Current research in multicultural education and literacy informs examination of representation and perspective in literature for children and youth. Perspectives include religion, race, gender, SES.
EDLT 6391. Master's Thesis Research. 1-18 Credits.
Research for the Master's Thesis.
EDLT 6750. Lit Assmt:Understand Indiv Dif. 3 Credits.
Designing and using assessment strategies to improve and adapt instruction. Identify, evaluate, and document literacy development, emphasizing students at risk of reading failure. Prerequisite: EDLT 5220 or Instructor permission.
EDLT 6760. Clin/Tut Appr for Lit Intrvntn. 3-6 Credits.
Approaches for prevention, correction of reading and written language difficulties. Supervised teaching of individuals and/or small groups experiencing reading and language problems. Apprenticeships in reading instructional program. Pre/co-requisite: Three graduate credits in Reading/Language Arts or Instructor permission.
EDLT 6850. Critical Issues in Lang&Litrcy. 3 Credits.
Explores the relationships between language and literacy and cultural-linguistic influences on langauge/literacy development. Topics include phonemic awareness, phonics instruction, fluency, comprehension, spelling and writing. Pre/co-requisites: EDLT 5220; nine graduate credits in related areas; Instructor permission.
EDLT 6990. Special Topics. 1-18 Credits.
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EDLT 6991. Internship for Spec Pers in Ed. 1-18 Credits.
On-site supervised work experience combined with a structured academic learning plan directed by a faculty member or a faculty-staff team in which a faculty member is the instructor of record, for which academic credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
EDLT 6993. Independent Study. 1-18 Credits.
A course which is tailored to fit the interests of a specific student, which occurs outside the traditional classroom/laboratory setting under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.
EDLT 6995. Graduate Independent Research. 1-18 Credits.
Graduate student work on individual or small team research projects under the supervision of a faculty member, for which credit is awarded. Offered at department discretion.