SPE 508 Literacy Across the Curriculum for Students with Disabilities

This course introduces foundational perspectives and methods for teaching multiple forms of literacy to students with disabilities. The purpose of critical literacy is often thought of as the use of reading and writing to empower students to achieve social equity. The course examines contemporary understandings of literacy (listening, speaking, reading, writing), other forms of communication (e.g., gestures, communicative behavior), and their usefulness in facilitating literacy learning. Emphasis is placed on the inherent right of students with disabilities to use a variety of literacy forms as means of self-expression and communication, and to mediate various literacy contexts including content literacy in the general education curriculum. Ten hours of field work required. Pre-requisite(s): MAT candidates: SPE 500, SPE 501, SPE 502 or SPE 526, SPE 506, SPE 507, SPE 509, SPE 572. Non-MAT candidates register for course through advisor. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hours

Credits

3