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Adolescent Literacy for Middle Grades (formerly Reading in the Content Area for Middle School Teachers)
Begins March 23
Students seldom learn reading strategies in the context of language arts, social studies, science, and math. Helping students unlock the text to become more strategic readers requires specific and direct instruction.
The purpose of this course is to develop an understanding of the importance of content-area reading. Teachers can help students improve their comprehension by teaching and modeling a variety of reading strategies. This course will introduce teachers to literacy resources and reading tools that will assist and enhance daily instruction.
Adolescent Literacy for Middle Grades is designed so middle school teachers can apply these strategies as they learn them. Participation, learning logs, discussion, and application in the teacher’s classrooms will determine the progress of the learner.
Prerequisites
None
Course objectives
- Assess current knowledge about reading instruction in middle grades content areas
- Discuss research-based recommendations to improve reading instruction for middle grade content areas
- Acquire and utilize a diverse array of resources appropriate for both student reading levels and in specific content areas
- Implement various strategies to aid student comprehension before, during, and after reading
Audience
This course is appropriate for teachers in grades 6-8.
Time commitment
Approximately 5 hours per week
Materials required
- Microsoft Word or OpenOffice Writer
- Basic computer skills are helpful, including web navigation skills and the ability to produce and post written documents
Take this course!
This course is scheduled to be taught beginning March 23.
It will be open for enrollment until March 23 or until maximum enrollment has been met.
