EDTP-4310 — Content Area Literacy
EDTP 4310 equips preservice teachers with an understanding of language and literacy processes pertinent to early childhood and elementary teaching. The course emphasizes the integration of reading and writing within content areas and offers strategies to bolster literacy development, including adaptations for diverse and exceptional learners. Participants link literacy development with theoretical research and practical classroom applications through readings, reflections, discussion, model lessons, and projects. The course explores how students evolve as readers and writers across academic disciplines, highlighting the interplay between reader, text, activity, and the sociocultural context of literacy. Preservice teachers learn to leverage language and literacy development theories, the adoption of evidence-based practices, and various reading models to differentiate instruction for a variety of student needs.