SEE 380 Literacy/Literature Intrm Grds

This course prepares pre-service teachers to effectively instruct, assess, and remediate children's literacy development in the intermediate grades in accordance with the New York State Standards for English Language Arts and that of other professional literacy organizations. Emphasis is placed on teaching reading comprehension and writing composition and developing skills for reading and writing in the content areas.A variety of assessment methods, teaching strategies, and materials, including intermediate grade literature, will be critiqued and used in an effort to address the needs of heterogeneous learners including pupils with exceptionalities.Fulfills writing-intensive requirement.A 10-hour supervised field experience is required for this course.Students must have fingerprinting clearance from The New York State Department of Education to complete the required field experience.Prerequisites:SEE 360.Fall, Spring.