RLR516 Literacy Development in Middle School

This course focuses on the development of reading, writing, and oral language at the middle level with particular attention to the range of reading and writing tasks, purposes and strategies for learning, the role of talk and discussion, and expectations found across the middle school curriculum. Constructing meaning from both expository and narrative materials in all content courses is central to this course. Emphasis includes both (1) what the learner must know and be able to do and (2) what the teacher's instructional role should be in motivating and scaffolding students' meaning making, self-reflection and critical thinking. Prerequisites: Basic reading course for certification or RLR500. 3 semester hours