Syllabus

Course Philosophy

Secondary education students have a variety of reading levels. Many of them will not be able to read at grade level while others may read beyond their grade level. Teachers in all content areas need to integrate reading strategies into their curriculum so their students can read the material and be successful learners. Teachers must use a variety of materials in their curriculum to accommodate all reading levels and also to create a variety of sources for their students to enhance learning and motivation.

Course Goals

Students will become aware of the need to be teachers of reading as well as teachesr of their content area.

Students will learn about literacy strategies they can use in their classrooms to help their own students comprehend material required in content area learning.

Students will learn about other resources to bring into their classrooms to enhance their literacy curriculum.

Students will take the responsibility to relate course readings, discussions and course assignments to their own content areas. It is hoped that students will discover literacy strategies which will prove significant to teaching in individual classroom disciplines.

Wilhelm, Jeffrey D., Baker, Tanya N., and Due, Julie (2001). Strategic Reading: Guiding Students to Lifelong Literacy 6-12. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann. (Available at IMU)

In addition to this text, there will be other selected articles to read.