SEE 380 Literacy/Literature Intrm Grds

This course prepares teacher candidates to effectively instruct, assess, and remediate children?s literacy development in the intermediate grades in alignment with CCLS for literacy as well as standards of other professional organizations such as IRA, CEC, and ACEI. Candidates will develop a practical and theoretical understanding of teaching reading comprehension, writing and academic language across the disciplines. Candidates will critique and use a variety of assessment methods, teaching strategies and materials, including developmentally appropriate literature, in an effort to address the needs of diverse learners including English Language Learners and those with exceptionalities. Fulfills writing intensive requirement. A 10-hour supervised field experience is required for this course. Teacher candidates must have fingerprinting clearance from the New York State Department of Education to complete the required field experience. Prerequisites SEE 360. Fall, Spring.