EDSE 6632 Secondary Language Arts Methods

This course will prepare candidates who can identify key components of effective planning for secondary language arts, develop effective plans for teaching language arts to diverse secondary learners, and justify the impact of the context on planning for secondary language arts teaching and learning. There will be 15 hours of directed field based experiences embedded into this course.

Registration Name

Secondary LA Methods

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Offered

TBA

Student Learning Outcomes

Upon the completion of this course, students will be able to:

1. Describe and select research-based, developmentally appropriate reading, writing, speaking, listening, viewing, and visually representing activities for both digital and traditional classrooms. 
2. Apply research-based activities to support the teaching of adolescent fiction and non-fiction texts in both reading and writing.
3. Describe and effectively use the language conventions of writing (spelling, punctuation, and grammar usage) to enhance literacy for adolescent learners.
4. Plan formative and summative assessments that support content and meet the diverse learning needs of adolescent readers and writers.
5. Design an original Language Arts lesson plan that meets the needs of each diverse learner.