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Adolescent Literacy: Science Comprehension Strategies
This course is part of LEARN NC's catalog of online courses for teachers. Please see the current offerings at the bottom of this page for information about when it may next be taught.
Reading is an essential activity for people in every walk of life, and for students of every subject in school. The ability to read and comprehend information is crucial to scientific inquiry and interpreting information, and on a larger scale, making decisions and defending one’s views and opinions. Science teachers, like all educators, bear a responsibility to prepare students to become engaged and informed citizens. That preparation must include direct instruction in how to develop the reading skills that will help them achieve higher in science--and in life.
Course Goal:
The goal of this course is to equip teachers with a variety of strategies and resources to enhance literacy instruction in the classroom in an ongoing and purposeful manner.Prerequisites
Participants must be licensed, high school science teachers.
Course objectives
Although there will be a variety of activities and readings designed to teach you the specifics of Adolescent Literacy: Science Comprehension Strategies, there are five overarching objectives you’ll achieve in the course. You’ll learn:
- The pedagogy of content literacy through readings, research, and experiences
- Strategies for supporting content literacy in the high school classroom
- How to work with colleagues to implement literacy strategies that support science comprehension
- How to provide and receive peer feedback on teaching experiences
- How to reflect upon the successes and frustrations of literacy strategy infusion in science teaching
Time commitment
5-7 hours per week
Current offerings
There are no scheduled offerings of this course.
