Undergraduate Catalog 2025-2026

EDSE 3332 Language Arts Methods, 6-12

This course will prepare candidates who can identify key components of effective planning for secondary language arts instruction, develop effective plans for teaching language arts to all 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 in this course.

Registration Name

Language Arts Methods, 6-12

Lecture Hours

3

Lab Hours

0

Credits

3

Prerequisite

Pre-service Certification

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.